In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell. Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd won re-election for a fourth term against former Republican U.S. Congressman Gary A. Franks. Florida Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham won re-election to a third term. Graham defeated Crist in a landslide, as Crist won just four counties in the state. There were no third party or independent candidates. Georgia Incumbent Republican Paul Coverdell won re-election to a second term. Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re-election to a seventh term over Republican legislative aide Crystal Young. Idaho Incumbent Republican Dirk Kempthorne decided to retire after one term to run for governor. Republican nominee Mike Crapo won the open seat. Illinois Incumbent Democrat Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re-election, despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term. Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party's primary with a slim margin of victory. He ended up defeating the incumbent, with a margin of victory of approximately 3%. Peter Fitzgerald won all but five counties. During Moseley Braun's term as U.S. Senator, she was plagued by several major controversies. Moseley Braun was the subject of a 1993 Federal Elections Commission investigation over $249,000 in unaccounted-for campaign funds. The agency found some small violations, but took no action against Moseley Braun, citing a lack of resources. Moseley Braun only admitted to bookkeeping errors. The Justice Department turned down two requests for investigations from the IRS. In 1996, Moseley Braun made a private trip to Nigeria, where she met with dictator Sani Abacha. Despite U.S. sanctions against that country, due to Abacha's actions, the Senator did not notify, nor register her trip with, the State Department. She subsequently defended Abacha's human rights records in Congress. Peter Fitzgerald, a State Senator, won the Republican primary, defeating Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson with 51.8% of the vote, to Didrickson's 48.2%. Fitzgerald spent nearly $7 million in the Republican primary. He had a major financial advantage, as he was a multimillionaire. He ended up spending $12 million in his election victory. In September, Moseley Braun created controversy again by using the word "nigger" to describe how she claims to be a victim of racism. Most polls over the first few months showed Moseley Braun trailing badly. However, after she was helped in the final month by notable Democrats such as First Lady Hillary