DeLay Wins Primary Challenge

In a slap-back at District Attorney Ronnie Earle, the Republican voters in Tom DeLay's congressional district overwhelmingly renominated him:

Tom DeLay won the GOP nomination to the House on Tuesday, beating three challengers in his first election since he was indicted and forced to step aside as majority leader.

With 14 percent of precincts reporting, DeLay had 10,005 votes, or 64 percent. His closest challenger, environmental attorney Tom Campbell, had 4,049 votes, or 26 percent.

"I have always placed my faith in the voters, and today's vote shows they have placed their full faith in me," DeLay said in a statement. "Not only did they reject the politics of personal destruction, but they strongly rejected the candidates who used those Democrat tactics as their platform."

It's far from over for DeLay, since he will have a tough election this fall, but I'm sure he feels a little better about his chances after such a convincing primary win.