Three of Smart Media Group’s clients won GOP primaries Tuesday night, setting the stage for heated November match ups in key races across the country.  Meg Whitman won a resounding victory in California with over 60% of the vote in the gubernatorial primary.  Whitman will now face former Gov. Jerry Brown in the general election.  Whitman defeated a handful of other candidates in her quest to become Governor of the Golden State.  In what many consider to be the most likely congressional seat to flip Republican this year, State Senator Robert Hurt won the GOP nod to take on Rep. Tom Perriello in the Fifth District in Virginia.  Running a positive campaign despite negative attacks by his opponents, Hurt fell 2 points short of a majority in a seven candidate field.  Kristi Noem avoided a runoff in a three way race to win the GOP nomination in South Dakota’s lone seat in the U.S. House.  Garnering 41% of the vote Noem easily outpaced her other opponent running up margins across the state.

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