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Tennessee state representative Richard FloydPhoto by Contributed Photo /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Rep. Richard Floyd, a Republican from Chattanooga, won with 90 percent of the votes the race against Basil Marceaux Sr. in the House District 27 GOP primary.
Floyd got 7,897 votes while Marceaux trailed behind with 782 votes, according to the Hamilton County Election Commission.
Floyd will face Democrat Frank Eaton in the Nov. 6 general election. Eaton had no opposition in the Democratic primary.
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