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Onetime Trump Critic Martha Roby Wins GOP House Runoff in Alabama

(MILLBROOK, Ala.) — U.S. Rep. Martha Roby won Alabama’s Republican runoff on Tuesday, fighting through lingering fallout from her years-old criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump in a midterm contest that hinged on loyalty to the GOP president. The four-term incumbent will now represent the GOP on the November ballot having defeated Bobby Bright, a former Democrat who tried to cast himself as the more authentic Trump ally in the low-turnout Republican contest. The Trump White House was on Roby’s side. “It’s been a true privilege to have the support of the White House through this campaign,” Roby told cheering supporters, her voice cracking with emotion at times.

 

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