In Arizona, Sen. John McCain trounced former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in the state’s Republican primary, a victory that virtually ensures the 2008 GOP presidential nominee will return to the Senate for a fifth term next year.
The size of McCain’s margin over Hayworth was large but belied the danger that many in the Arizona Senator’s inner circle perceived in the challenge from Hayworth earlier this year. McCain spent more than $21 million in the race — primarily on television ads that both shored up his conservative credentials and cast Hayworth as something short of credible.
McCain will face Tucson City Councilman Rodney Glassman (D) this fall.
