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John MacGovern Wins GOP VT Senate Primary

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - John MacGovern has won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and will face Vermont's independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in November.

With 34 percent of the precincts reporting, MacGovern led his opponent Brooke Paige by 50 percentage points. MacGovern had 75 percent of the votes cast while Paige had 25 percent.

In the Democratic attorney general's race, incumbent William Sorrell led challenger T.J. Donovan 52 percent to 48 percent.

AP-WF-08-29-12 0039GMT

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