Sentences with phrase «profile runoff election»
Veteran U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi narrowly defeated challenger Chris McDaniel on Tuesday in a high - profile runoff election that pitted the Republican party's old guard against its anti-establishment Tea Party movement.
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(CNN)-- They've been few and far between this primary season, but the tea party racked up some high - profile victories on Tuesday in runoff elections in Texas.