WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Longtime U.S Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has easily fended off a challenge from a political newcomer who was part of an antiestablishment wave that hoped to move the Democratic Party farther to the left.
The 71-year--old Carper, who has a reputation as a centrist on Capitol Hill, defeated 38-year-old Kerri Evelyn Harris in Thursday's Democratic primary.
Harris had hoped for a victory like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who beat a 10-term incumbent in a New York congressional primary in June; Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who won Florida's Democratic gubernatorial primary; and Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, who beat an incumbent in a Massachusetts primary this week.
Carper's victory set up a November race against Rob Arlett, President Donald Trump's former state campaign chair, who won Thursday's Republican Senate primary.
Attorney General Race
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Kathleen Jennings, a veteran prosecutor, has won the Democratic primary for Delaware attorney general.
Jennings, who has served both as state prosecutor and chief deputy attorney general - the number two spot in the state Department of Justice - defeated three other candidates in Thursday's primary.
Jennings advances to face Republican candidate Bernard Pepukayi in the November general election to decide who will replace incumbent Democrat Matt Denn. Denn chose not to seek re-election.
Pepukayi, a longtime Democrat, switched parties and filed to run late last month after former Sussex County prosecutor Peggy Marshall Strong quit the race last week, leaving the GOP without a candidate.
Jennings dominated her primary challengers in fundraising, raising almost $500,000 for her campaign, far more than the combined total of the other three candidates.
State Auditor Race
Kathy McGuiness has won the Democratic nomination for Delaware state auditor, and will face Republican James Spadola in the November general election.
McGuiness, who served as Rehoboth Beach commissioner, won a three-way Democratic primary battle for the party's endorsement. She bested Dennis Williams and Kathleen Davies.
State Auditor Tom Wagner, one of Delaware's longest-serving, statewide officeholders, announced in February that he would not seek re-election, citing health concerns.
The Democratic nominee will face Republican Spadola, who was unopposed in the primary, in November.
The state auditor is responsible for doing fiscal audits and evaluating the performance of public programs.
