Boxer faces biggest challenge in years with Fiorina on ballot

By Rob Hotakainen, Sacramento Bee

Former businesswoman Carly Fiorina won the Republican Senate nomination Tuesday night, setting up a November matchup with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Fiorina, the former chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard (HP), had 58 percent of the vote, with 12 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m. Former Rep. Tom Campbell was second, with 23 percent, and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore was third, with 17 percent.

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