NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Incumbent Bob Corker has defeated four challengers to win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
The former Chattanooga mayor faced a much easier time in his re-election bid than he did when he ran in 2006. Then he had a tough primary against two former congressmen and narrowly defeated former Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in the even more bruising general election campaign.
With 0.2% of precincts reporting, Corker had 47,292 votes, or 85%, compared with 2,754 for his nearest challenger Zach Poskevich, or 5%.
Seven little-known Democrats were vying for the nomination to face Corker in the general election.
In the most recent financial disclosures, Corker had more than $6 million remaining, while no other challenger had more than $19,000.
The toughest primary contests for the U.S. House were waged in the districts of freshman Reps. Diane Black and Chuck Fleischmann.
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