Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens, who will be faces charges of corruption in September, easily won his Republican Primary election with 63 percent of the vote.

From the New York Times:

Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska won the Republican primary in his home state on Tuesday, soundly defeating six Republican challengers less than a month after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services company.

The victory for Mr. Stevens, 84, means he now moves to a tough general election campaign against Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage, who easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday and leads the senator in polls. Mr. Stevens enters the general election also having to prepare for his trial, which is scheduled to begin in late September.

Mr. Stevens, who has been in office for 40 years and is revered for bringing home billions of dollars in federal spending, received more than 63 percent of the vote.

Mr. Stevens is facing charges that he made false claims on his financial disclosure forms.