In Kentucky Primary, McConnell Bests Tea Party Challenger

By Ron Elving

Published May 21, 2014 at 9:58 AM EDT

In a day packed full of primaries, voters headed to the polls in six states — including three that are expected to have highly competitive Senate races.

Ron Elving

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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