FOXNews.com: Arizona voters picking GOP nominee for US Senate

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Arizona voters picking GOP nominee for US Senate Aug 29th 2012, 03:04 PHOENIX –  Arizona voters headed to the polls Tuesday to settle an unexpectedly feisty Republican U.S. Senate primary battle marked by accusations of hypocrisy, broken promises and flip-flopping. Six-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake and wealthy businessman Wil Cardon were the front-runners vying for the GOP nomination to replace retiring Sen. Jon Kyl. Tuesday's Arizona elections also would oust of one of two Republican House members, both freshmen pitted against each other by redistricting. Five other House incumbents, including former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' hand-picked successor, faced challengers. Voters in Alaska, Oklahoma and Vermont also were deciding House races. In Oklahoma, Westville plumbing company owner Markwayne Mullin defeated three-term state Rep. George Faught in a runoff for the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Dan Boren. And longtime state and federal prosecutor Rob Wallace, of Fort Gibson, beat Muskogee seed company owner Wayne Herriman in the Democratic runoff. Windsor businessman John MacGovern handily defeated a Republican primary opponent in the Vermont race to challenge independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in November. And five Democrats in Alaska were vying for the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young, who has held his seat for 40 years. Young had two challengers but was expected to easily win his primary. In Arizona, Democrats were hoping the surprisingly aggressive -- and expensive -- challenge from Cardon to Flake, who was widely seen as the favorite in the race, w both major parties had primary races in all nine of Arizona's U.S. House districts, including the two-incumbent rivalry between freshman Republican Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert in the 6th Congressional District centered on the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Quayle moved into the district -- the bulk of which he previously represented -- after redistricting put him in a neighboring district considered more competitive with Democrats. Barber, a former aide to Giffords, was elected in June to serve out her term after she resigned to concentrate on her recovery from being shot in the head during a January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson. He faced a challenge from Democrat Matt Heinz, a former state representative.

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