Also 2010:
Joe Miller defeated Lisa Murkowski in the primaries but she reentered the race as an Independent and won in the general election.
Correction: Republican Lisa Murkowski won as a write-in candidate.
That’s correct, and John Cornyn and Mitch McConnell funded HER campaign instead of the Republican, because she was an incumbent and daughter of an old Senate buddy.
Upon victory, she should’ve been removed from all committees. You want to be an independent, be an independent. But no, she was celebrated and rewarded for taking out an interloper who defeated a precious incumbent.