Four Republican state senators who voted against South Dakota’s strict new abortion ban were ousted in Tuesday’s primary; several incumbent state legislators in Alabama, Iowa and Montana also got the boot.
In governor races, California state treasurer Phil Angelides won the Democratic nomination and will face Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). In Alabama, Gov. Bob Riley beat back a GOP primary challenge from former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, known for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse.
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