Three-time incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas seems to be having an easy ride to victory in today’s battle against Tea Party favorite Dr. Milton Wolf. Ace of Spades HQ Decision Desk reports:
#KSsen Roberts 65-Wolf 20 Zahnter 7 out of Cheyenne County.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
#kssen
Roberts 65.34%
Wolf 25.31%
Total votes 1284— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
Wow, big dump… #kssen..
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
Decent showing for Wolf out of Sedgwick -4246 Roberts, 3086 Wolf.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
With 9400 votes counted, #kssen is Roberts just under 53%, Wolf 36.75%. Still early…
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
A lot closer, at least initially, than I expected out of Kansas.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
And we cross the 10,000 vote mark for #kssen with Roberts up about 18 points. Johnson county still out.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
At 8:43pm we project that Senator Roberts has survived his challenge, wins primary in #kssen #aoshqdd
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 6, 2014
Update:
AP has called this race for Roberts.
BREAKING: 3-term US Sen. Pat Roberts defeats tea party challenger Milton Wolf in Kansas GOP primary.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2014