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N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas wins Democratic nomination in U.S. Senate race

N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas.

 Courtesy of candidate's website

N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate over Jim Priest, according to unofficial results from the Associated Press.

As of 8:10 p.m., with 52% of votes counted, Thomas earned 58.5% of votes, or 37,192. Priest earned 41.4%, or 27,285 votes. Thomas will advance to face Rep. Kevin Hern in the Nov. 3 general election.

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