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Labrador looks forward to November after upset victory in 1st CD GOP primary

Idaho Republican candidate Raul Labrador talks with a supporter on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Republican campaign headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Labrador was mingling in the room while awaiting his election results. (Matt Cilley / AP Photo)
Idaho Republican candidate Raul Labrador talks with a supporter on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Republican campaign headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Labrador was mingling in the room while awaiting his election results. (Matt Cilley / AP Photo)

State Rep. Raul Labrador issued this statement this morning after his upset victory late last night in the GOP primary for the 1st CD. Unofficial final results show Labrador winning with 47.6 percent of the vote to 38.9 percent for Vaughn Ward. “I’ve received a call of congratulations from Mr. Ward, and I appreciate his graciousness,” Labrador said. “I want to acknowledge his service to this nation and his hard work as a candidate.”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise

Question: Why'd he win? And why did Ward win in Kootenai County?

Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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