Akaka defeats Case in Senate primary
2006-09-25
Source: AP News Wire
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rss feedAfter beating back a challenge in Hawaii's Democratic primary, U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka (news, bio, voting record) moves onto the November election without a GOP opponent, yet.
Voters in the Republican primary chose former Vietnam prisoner of war Jerry Coffee to run against Akaka. But Coffee pulled out of the race earlier because of health reasons, and Republicans now have three days to name a replacement candidate.
Akaka defeated U.S. Rep. Ed Case (news, bio, voting record), leading 55 percent to 45 percent with all but one precinct reporting. Akaka had 128,927 votes to Case's 106,968.
Akaka, 82, has served in Congress for 30 years and drew on his experience to boost his candidacy. Case, 53, who did not win on any of Hawaii's islands, had argued that the state needed a younger, more moderate senator.
"Losing is never easy," he said in his concession speech. "It doesn't mean the ideas we put forward in this campaign are not valid."
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