Murphy staves off challenge in GOP primary nod

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - April 24, 2012

Murphy held back the challenge from Feinberg in Tuesday's race, winning by 64 to 46.

Murphy, 59, has served five terms in Congress, representing a diverse district where Democrats hold a slight majority.

Feinberg, a 28-year-old former staffer to conservative members of Congress, had claimed that Murphy wasn't conservative enough.

Murphy will face Democrat Larry Maggi in the November election.

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