Tenn. Sen. Corker fends off 4, winds GOP primary
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker has fended off four challengers in a Republican primary to win his party's nomination for a second term.
The former Chattanooga mayor faced a much easier time in his re-election bid than he did when he ran in 2006. Then he had a tough primary against two former congressmen and narrowly defeated former Democratic U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in an even-more bruising general election campaign.
Democrats nominated floor installer Mark Clayton from among seven largely unknown candidates vying for the nomination to face Corker in the general election.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In the most recent financial disclosures, Corker had more than $6 million remaining, while no other challenger had more than $19,000.
In other closely watched races, freshman U.S. Reps. Diane Black and Chuck Fleischmann turned back vigorous attempts by Republican rivals to deny them another term in Congress.