(CNN) -- After a night rife with primaries in the far-flung four corners of the United States, plus one in the nation's breadbasket, one race in the far Northwest is still up for grabs.
In Alaska, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trailing a political unknown. Joe Miller, with the support of the Tea Party and former Gov. Sarah Palin, is holding a 52 percent to 49 percent lead, according to The Associated Press. The numbers are based on 84 percent of precincts reporting,
Voters are also deciding on gubernatorial nominees in Alaska.
Gov. Sean Parnell, who replaced Palin when she resigned last year, faced two challengers in the GOP primary. With 84 percent of the precincts reporting Parnell had 49 percent of the vote, according to the unofficial AP vote count. His nearest challenger, Bill Walker, had 34 percent.
On the Democratic side, also with 84 percent of precincts reporting, Ethan Berkowitz led with 49 percent of vote, while Hollis French had 40 percent.
In the southeastern corner of the country, two wealthy candidates in Florida spent a lot of their own money on campaigns.
Rick Scott's investment paid off. Jeff Greene's didn't.
Scott, a millionaire political newcomer, defeated the state's Attorney General Bill McCollum on Tuesday in the Republican primary for governor, CNN projected. CNN
