U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd defeated Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee in the Democratic primary by the smallest of margins -- 51 percent to 49 percent with more than 82,000 votes already counted.

Republicans were already targeting Boyd, and this primary result puts a huge bull’s-eye on the congressman’s forehead. Funeral home owner Steve Southerland smoked the Republican field -- winning 47 percent with more than 60,000 votes cast.