sentences:  Kirk received 172,888 primary ballots, but Bafalis's 48,378 votes were sufficient to require a runoff with Eckerd, who received 137,731.Kirk prevailed in the runoff, 199,943 to Eckerd's 152,327, after he obtained Bafalis' reluctant endorsement.Cramer said that he "customarily" avoided involvement in primaries outside of his own race, but Kirk claimed that Cramer assisted Eckerd and strongly criticized the governor.