Clawson Wins Florida U.S. House Primary Rife With Super-PAC Cash

Businessman and self-funded candidate Curt Clawson won a Republican U.S. House primary in Florida yesterday, a race marked by his own spending and outlays by super-political action committees.

In the four-candidate race, Clawson had 38 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting in the Associated Press tally. Running second with 26 percent was Lizbeth Benacquisto, while Paige Kreegel, whose candidacy was propelled by a $1 million super-PAC investment by two of his childhood friends, had 25 percent. Michael Dreikorn trailed with 11 percent.