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November 3, 2010

Sen. Feingold Loses Re-Election Bid in Wisconsin
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Among the incumbent Democrats to lose their seats was one of Congress’s
most progressive members, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
Feingold lost his re-election bid to millionaire Republican Ron Johnson,
who poured over $10 million of his own fortune into the campaign.
Meanwhile, in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held off a stiff
challenge from tea party Republican Sharron Angle. In California,
Senator Barbara Boxer held on to her seat with a win over former
Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Democrat Chris Coons beat out tea
party Republican Christine O’Donnell in Delaware, while West Virginia
Governor Joe Manchin defeated Republican John Raese. In Connecticut, the
state’s attorney general Richard Blumenthal defeated Republican Linda Mc
Mahon to keep the seat of outgoing Senator Christopher Dodd in the
Democratic column. Mc Mahon spent over $40 million of her own fortune on
the campaign.



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