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Corey Stewart wins GOP Senate nomination in nail-biter

By W. James Antle III
Published June 13, 2018 1:03am ET
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Corey Stewart wins GOP Senate nomination in nail-biter
Republican primary senatorial candidate Corey Stewart gestures during a debate with E. W. Jackson and Del. Nick Freitas at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, April 19, 2018. | (Steve Helber/AP)

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart won the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Tuesday night.

Stewart fought off an unexpectedly tough challenge from Virginia state lawmaker and former Green Beret Nick Freitas. E.W. Jackson, the 2013 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, ran a distant third.

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