Maxine Dexter easily won the Democratic primary in 's third congressional district beating out top progressive member Pramila Jayapal's own sister raising alarms for far-left candidates across the country.Susheela Jayapal was running as a progressive champion in the race to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer in a district that includes much of . Dexter, a state representative and physician, won the primary by double digits 51 percent to Jayapal's 29 percent. A third candidate in the race Eddy Morales received 14 percent.
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