Akaka Faces Case in Senate Party Primary
From Times Wire Reports
State residents were choosing between incumbent Sen. Daniel K. Akaka and challenger Rep. Ed Case in the Democratic primary.
Case, 53, faced the difficult challenge of unseating the 82-year-old Akaka, who led in preelection polls and who has cited his consistent votes against the Iraq war and his 30 years of congressional experience as reasons voters should back him.
Case has centered his campaign on the idea that voters need to boot out Akaka in favor of a more youthful senator.
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