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August 27th, 2008
Posted: 01:58 PM ET
(CNN) — Indicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens easily turned back a challenger in Alaska’s Republican primary, but veteran congressman Don Young was locked in a neck-and-neck battle with a GOP rival early Wednesday. Both lawmakers have been embroiled in controversies over congressional spending in the past two years, and Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges that he filed false Senate ethics reports. With just under 98 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens led a field of seven with more than 63 percent of the vote, the state Elections Division reported. The 84-year-old senator is seeking a seventh full term and will face Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the Democratic primary winner, in November. Young, meanwhile, led Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell by fewer than 150 votes out of more than 93,000 cast in the GOP primary for the state’s sole seat in the House of Representatives. |
 
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