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August 11, 2004
| Rep. Majette Wins Georgia Senate Primary

AP: Rep. Majette Wins Georgia Senate Primary

U.S. Rep. Denise Majette became the first black candidate ever nominated to the U.S. Senate in the state Tuesday as she defeated white businessman Cliff Oxford in one of two racially-mixed pairings on the Georgia ballot.

With 91 percent of the precincts counted in a runoff that appeared to have sparked little voter interest, Majette led by 35,000 votes.

“I’m just very honored that the people of Georgia are giving me the opportunity to run this next phase of the race. We’ve worked very hard. That hard work is paying off,” Majette said.

Because Denise Majette is running for the Senate, she will be leaving her Georgia Fourth District House seat open for the highly controversial former Representative Cynthia McKinney to return to Washington.



Posted by Laurence Simon at August 11, 2004 11:22 AM | TrackBack
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