This is no time for the faint of heart. Of all the politicians I know personally, he has more of the positive attributes. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Graves had 220,862 votes, or 73 percent, while Miller had 82,404 votes, or 27 percent. Miller had promised further cuts and said he would freeze state spending for a year. He opposes all abortions except to save a woman's life.
Graves supports existing abortion laws in Kansas, which restricts access to late-term abortions.
Graves will face House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer in November's general election. Also in Kansas, Sen. Sam Brownback, who was elected in 1996 to finish Bob Dole's term, was unopposed on Tuesday's ballot for the GOP nomination. The Democratic nominee is state Sen. Paul Feleciano, a 26-year veteran of the Legislature. In Missouri, Bond and Nixon easily won the senate primaries. In Michigan, Engler is favored to win a third term because of the state's strong economy and his nearly two dozen tax cuts.