News Alert: Lugar loses Senate seat in Indiana primary, AP reports

	Tuesday, May 8, 2012 8:03:23 PM NEWS ALERT Lugar loses Senate seat in Indiana primary, AP reports Republican Richard Lugar, who has represented Indiana in the Senate for 36 years, lost his primary on Tuesday to state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, according to the Associated Press. Lugar is the third Republican senator to lose a primary to a tea party-backed opponent since 2010. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/sen-richard-lugar-loses-primary-to-richard-mourdock/2012/05/08/gIQAOcHXBU_blog.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy