Kweisi Mfume lost a primary campaign for the United States Senate seat that was being vacated by which American politician and attorney?
Kweisi Mfume Kweisi Mfume (born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician and the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland's 7th congressional district, serving in the 100th through 104th Congress. On September 12, 2006, he lost a primary campaign for the United States Senate seat that was being vacated by Maryland U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes.
Frank W. Nolen Frank William Nolen (born December 26, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate. Winning a special election to succeed H. Dunlop Dawbarn after his retirement, he lost reelection to J. Marshall Coleman. When Coleman resigned to become Attorney General, Nolen won back his old seat.