Georgians Choose Millionaire Newcomer Perdue In GOP Senate Runoff
Georgia voters Tuesday chose a millionaire from a political family, David Perdue, over longtime congressman Jack Kingston as the Republican nominee for an open Senate seat, ending a bruising primary fight that may have roughed up the party's prospects this fall in the battle for control of the Senate.
Perdue, the former Dollar General executive who poured more than $3 million from his personal fortune into his campaign, portrayed himself as an outsider with a fresh approach to Washington's problems, and he targeted the 11-term lawmaker as part of the status quo.
The cousin of former GOP Gov. Sonny Perdue now faces Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn, a moderate political novice and daughter of popular former Sen. Sam Nunn, making the November race a showdown of sorts for Georgian political families.
"Fixing big problems like this is what I've done all my life," Perdue said in ad midway through the campaign. "It's what I do."
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The long primary campaign dragged into Tuesday's late-night cliff-hanger. Perdue led by more than 6,000 votes with more than 91% reporting when the Associated Press called the race. Voter turnout for the election, on a summer day that threatened rain, was low.
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