The Democrat has been under fire from fellow dems because of her vote for GOP Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey

From The Tennessean:

The top-ranking Democrat in the state Senate — who rose to power after backing a Republican for lieutenant governor nearly two years ago — appears to have staved off a challenger in her own party by a mere 19 votes.

State Sen. Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville beat challenger Tim Barnes of Adams in the District 22 primary on Thursday. The winner of that race also is the likely winner of the seat because no Republican ran in the primary.

The race had intrigue and an undercurrent of political scores to be settled. The question hanging over Kurita, a registered nurse, was whether Democrats in her district would punish her for crossing party lines last year to help Republican Ron Ramsey wrestle the lieutenant governor’s chair from Democrat John Wilder, who had held the top position for more than three decades.

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