Connecticut's Sen. Murphy advances to November race
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is advancing to the November election after sailing through the primaries without facing a challenger from his Democratic party.
The first-term senator from Connecticut will face the winner of a two-man Republican primary featuring small business owner Matthew Corey and Apple computer executive Dominic Rapini.
Murphy's campaign has raised about $13.5 million, an amount that far exceeds the fundraising of each of his GOP rivals.
Murphy was first elected in 2012 and became a prominent advocate for gun control following the shooting that year at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.