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November 5, 2014

Republican Candidates Dominate Contested Governors' Races 
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Republicans also won a number of tightly contested gubernatorial
contests. Republican candidates in Maryland, Arkansas, Illinois and
Massachusetts took control of seats previously held by Democrats. A
number of sitting Republican governors also overcame strong challenges,
including Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Florida's Rick Scott and Michigan's
Rick Snyder. In one of the rare Democratic upsets on Tuesday, Tom Wolf
is projected to have beaten incumbent Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom
Corbett.

 

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