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Graves easily wins in 6th Congressional GOP primary

By A staff report - localnews@examiner.net
Posted Aug 04, 2010 @ 01:14 AM
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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves easily won the Republican primary in the 6th District and will now prepare to face Democrat Clint Hylton in November.

Graves, R-Tarkio, won with 54,290 votes (82.4 percent) Tuesday. His opponent, Liberty resident Christopher Ryan, received 11,606 votes (17.6 percent).

Graves has served as the 6th District since 2000. A businessman and a full-time farmer, Graves is a ranking member of the Small Business Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture and Transportation committees.

“I believe we have a lot of work yet to do, so I’m not about to walk away now,” he said of running for re-election. “There are still a lot of things I want to accomplish working for the people of northwest Missouri.”

Hylton, a resident of Excelsior Springs, is an agent with Shelter Insurance. Serving on several committees, he has also been president of the Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce.

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves easily won the Republican primary in the 6th District and will now prepare to face Democrat Clint Hylton in November.

Graves, R-Tarkio, won with 54,290 votes (82.4 percent) Tuesday. His opponent, Liberty resident Christopher Ryan, received 11,606 votes (17.6 percent).

Graves has served as the 6th District since 2000. A businessman and a full-time farmer, Graves is a ranking member of the Small Business Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture and Transportation committees.

“I believe we have a lot of work yet to do, so I’m not about to walk away now,” he said of running for re-election. “There are still a lot of things I want to accomplish working for the people of northwest Missouri.”

Hylton, a resident of Excelsior Springs, is an agent with Shelter Insurance. Serving on several committees, he has also been president of the Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce.

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