In the end, old-fashioned campaign work helped salvage Mr. McGreevey's primary bid.

He was unsuccessful in three primary bids for Montana governor.

The group spent $200,000 against Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt, who lost her primary bid.

He most recently lost a primary bid for Ohio's seventh Congressional District on March 4, 2008.

He lost a three-way Democratic primary bid for that seat.

Mr. Thomson lost two primary bids to run for governor, in 1968 and 1970.

When asked before the primary whether she would endorse the senator if her primary bid proved unsuccessful, Tran had responded, "certainly not."

He lost a primary bid to challenge Senator John Tower, a Republican.

He lost Democratic primary bids for a congressional seat in 1988 and 1995.

In 2002 Blanchard again ran for governor but lost his primary bid to Jennifer Granholm.