Cuban-born Leora Levy, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, beat predictions by defeating her moderate Republican opponent, Themis Klarides, in Connecticut’s GOP Senate primary on Tuesday.
Ms. Levy was declared the winner with about 88% of the vote counted. She had won 50.5% of the vote, defeating Ms. Klarides, who had garnered 40%. A third candidate, Peter Lumaj, took the other 9.6% of the vote.
Ms. Levy won the race despite Ms. Klarides having the backing of the state’s GOP establishment. Ms. Klarides, the former Republican leader in the state legislature, is a party moderate and supports abortion access, breaking from more conservative Republicans who oppose the procedure.