Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' HI-Sen, HI-02: As expected, Rep. Mazie Hirono handily beat ex-Rep. Ed Case in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dana Akaka, crushing him by a hefty 58-41 margin. (Props to Hirono's pollster, the Benenson Strategy Group, whose final poll exactly predicted this 17-point margin.) Hirono will face ex-Gov. Linda Lingle in November.
Meanwhile, in Hirono's open House seat, Honolulu City Council Tulsi Gabbard pulled off a huge upset over former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann, winning by an even more punishing 55-34 spread. Hannemann came into the race a clear favorite thanks to superior name recognition, but a vigorous campaign, aided by third-party group VoteVets, put Gabbard over the top. Thanks to this district's strong blue hue, Gabbard is a lock to win election to the 113th Congress this fall.
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