The Arkansas Democratic primary race between incumbent Senator Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Governor Bill Halter looks like it will go to a runoff. Both candidates currently have about 43 percent of the vote; 50 percent of the vote is needed to advance to the general election.
The Arkansas primary race was notable because there were several attack ads and mailers that accused Halter of outsourcing jobs to India. An anti-Harper mailer written partially in Hindi was sent to voters late last week.
The two candidates will face either other again on June 8th.
Meanwhile in Pennsylvania, it looks like Manan Trivedi has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District. Once it is official, Trivedi will face incumbent Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-PA) in November.
Note: Have I missed any South Asian-related primary news? I will be updating this post throughout the day.
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