Taylor won 28,308 votes, or 76 percent, and former
Luria won 17,540, or 62 percent, while her opponent,
The
"I think
Jones had said Taylor's concern with rising sea level and its impact on military operations and his support for legislation banning discrimination against gays showed he wasn't a real conservative.
Looking ahead, he said he and Democratic opponent Luria have sharply different views on economic and tax policy.
"She voted for me twice, she knows who I am. I guess maybe that third vote would be help I'd have appreciated."
Luria said Taylor hadn't lived up to promises to work across the aisle that he made in the 2016 race.
She said she had talked to Mallard and "we're excited about being able to merge our teams, we're excited about the momentum that's keeping the blue wave rolling."
The district will be one of the most closely watched races in November, since it swung to the
Luria, who promised to focus on sea level rise and the needs of military families, was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which usually doesn't step into primary contests.
Some of Mallard's key campaign points -- universal single-payer health insurance and a
Some 38,286 Republican voters cast ballots, down from 40,737 in the fiercely contested 2016 primary in which Taylor defeated longtime Rep.
Combined turnout, fueled by the more than 28,000
There, Rep.
State Sen.
In the
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