Bill Haslam, Basil Marceaux, and the Tennessee Primary

By Michael Warren
Published August 6, 2010 8:42pm ET
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Bill Haslam, Basil Marceaux, and the Tennessee Primary
Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam won yesterday’s GOP primary for governor in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports: Haslam trounced U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey after a spirited primary in which the other candidates repeatedly hit Haslam over his family’s chain of truck stops, Pilot Travel Centers LLC, and his record as mayor of […]

Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam won yesterday’s GOP primary for governor in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports:

Haslam trounced U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey after a spirited primary in which the other candidates repeatedly hit Haslam over his family’s chain of truck stops, Pilot Travel Centers LLC, and his record as mayor of Knoxville.

Haslam outspent his opponents by pouring more than $8.7 million in the primary, including nearly $5.3 million on advertising and media production.

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