Published: March 4, 2010

Austin, Texas (02-10-2010 - Pakistan Chronicle Report): Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison conceded the Republican nomination for Texas governor to Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday night following a heated, multimillion-dollar fight between the party heavyweights. Hutchison told supporters in Dallas that she called Perry once she believed the election results were clear. "We have fought valiantly for our principles, but we did not win," she said.

Perry, Texas' longest-serving governor, had 52 percent of the vote compared to Hutchinson's 31 percent, with nearly half of precincts reporting. GOP party activist Debra Medina, a favorite among many tea party voters, had about 18 percent.

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