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Attorney General Bill Sorrell, left, greets Henry Swan at the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Burlington, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent the Democratic Party in the race f Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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Attorney General Bill Sorrell, right, greets Henry Swan at the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Burlington, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent the Democratic Party in the race Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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Attorney General candidate T.J. Donovan greets voters in the Vermont Primary on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Shelburne, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent the Democratic Party in th Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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A lone voter casts a ballot in the Vermont Primary on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Shelburne, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent the Democratic Party in the race for Attorney Genera Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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Helen Franklin, 6, wears an "I Voted" sticker on her nose after accompanying her mother to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Burlington, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent t Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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Attorney General Bill Sorrell, right, stands at the polls as Henry Hood, 10, wears a campaign sign on his head for his opponent, T.J. Donovan, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Burlington, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that wi Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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Attorney General candidate T.J. Donovan greets voters in the Vermont Primary on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Shelburne, Vt. Vermonters are headed to the polls for the primary election that will decide which candidate will represent the Democratic Party in th Toby Talbot, Associated Press
By Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. — John MacGovern has won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and will face Vermont's independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in November.

With 34 percent of the precincts reporting, MacGovern led his opponent Brooke Paige by 50 percentage points. MacGovern had 75 percent of the votes cast while Paige had 25 percent.

In the Democratic attorney general's race, incumbent William Sorrell led challenger T.J. Donovan 52 percent to 48 percent.

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