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Two Democratic pickups so far: Mark Warner (VA) Jeanne Shaheen (NH) No word on North Carolina. UPDATE CBS calls NC for Hagen! Blames Dole's loss on backlash to her "there is no God" ad.

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Both parties expect Democratic Senate pickups (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Democrats counted on solidifying their thin leadership grip on the Senate as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to fill 35 Senate seats. Embattled Republicans braced for losses but hoped they would be modest ones. (more) Both parties expect Democratic Senate pickups (AP)

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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Georgia Senate Race

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The Georgia Senate Race
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... Chambliss needs to hold 50%. If there is a special election, those races heavily favor the energized. With Bruce Lundsford neck and neck with Mitch McConnell in Kentucky (Arjun Jaikuma is pessimistic about Lundsford's chances based on which counties have come in), Dems may well need this seat to reach 60. ...

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Sununu: EFCA Would ‘Take Away’ Secret Union Ballots, Make Workers ‘Tell Everyone’ Their Choice
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Democratic Senate Net Gain: 5 — The Page by Mark Halperin

Democrats pick up: --Mark Warner (Virginia) --Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) --Kay Hagan (North Carolina) --Tom Udall (New Mexico) --Mark Udall (Colorado) Republicans hold: --Kentucky (McConnell) --Mississippi (Wicker) Raw Vote Totals Georgia: Jim Martin (D) 45.5% ; ...

Democrat takes U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News

Source: [b]Reuters[/b] WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrat Jeanne Shaheen won the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire on Tuesday, unseating Republican incumbent Sen. John Sununu, a significant victory for Democrats in their bid to widen their control of Congress, NBC projected. The ...

The return of Jeanne Shaheen — The Corner on National Review Online

I mourn the loss of my senator, John Sununu. I didn't agree with him on everything but I agreed with him on a lot more than I do with Susan Collins and a lot of the other survivors in the GOP caucus. The enduring popularity of Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire is mystifying to me. As a governor, ...

Amanda Carpenter: Goodbye John Sununu — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog

Republican John Sununu has been ousted from his Senate seat by former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.

Shaheen Def. Sununu, According to Projections — News

Networks are calling New Hampshire's Senate race a victory for former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D). Shaheen led incumbent Sen. John Sununu (R) in major polls taken in the last week, with RealClearPolitics' average giving her a 9.3 percentage point lead. Saheen took the lead over Sununu ...

GOP Sen. Sununu Goes Down As New Hampshire Realigns To The Dems — TPM Election Central

Another incumbent Republican Senator has gone to defeat, with John Sununu of New Hampshire losing to Dem challenger Jeanne Shaheen in projections from CBS, NBC and Fox. Sununu narrowly defeated Shaheen back in 2002, when New Hampshire was the Republicans' New England stronghold. But the Bush ...

Senate race results — Political Animal

SENATE RACE RESULTS.... At this point, two Senate seats have switched hands, with John Warner winning in Virginia, and the networks projecting Jeanne Shaheen winning in New Hampshire. On a related note, Fox News has called the Senate race in...

In NH, Shaheen (D) defeated Sununu (R) — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth

Jeanne Shaheen (D) defeated incumbent John Sununu (R). Collins (R) won in Maine (I'll have more on this one later in the week.) Mississippi is too close to call between incumbent Republican Wicker against Democrat Musgrove.

Jeanne Shaheen Beats Sununu — Daily Kos

Per MSNBC. It's early -- must not have been that close. Way to go, Senator-elect. And way to go, Blue Hampshire.

Senate Update: Dems Pickup NH — Hotline On Call Part Deux

NBC calls NH SEN for Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D), ousting Sen. John Sununu (R).

Democrats Pick Up Senate Seats — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

The networks have called Mark Warner (D) the winner in Virgina and Jeanne Shaheen (D) the winner in New Hampshire.

Democratic Senate Net Gain: 5 — The Page by Mark Halperin

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) and Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina) — Taylor Marsh

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A landslide election for women candidates? — Feministing

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Another House Democrat in a Tight Race — RedState: Conservative News and Community

Jeb Bradley Closes on Carol Shea Porter New Hampshire's WMUR reports on polls showing that Senator John Sununu is significantly narrowing his gap against Jeanne Shaheen, but also that former Congressman Jeb Bradley is making big progress in an effort to reclaim the seat he held before he ...

Listening to the Locals: New Hampshire — Daily Kos

(In the final days of an election, there is so much information from so many races, it's difficult to stay on top of every story and understand the subtle dynamics often at play on the ground. Thankfully, we have an expansive 50-state blogosphere to match our 50-state strategy. Over the last ...

Jean Shaheen, D candidate for Senate in New Hampshire, just can't be unpopular — RedState: Conservative News and Community

“It has become crystal clear throughout this race that Jeanne Shaheen's entire campaign is scripted from Washington," wrote the New Hampshire Union Leader of the Granite state's Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate earlier this week. "If the national Democratic Party leadership doesn't have ...

UNH Survey: Double Digit Leads For The Dems In NH — Hotline On Call Part Deux

A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll out tonight shows Barack Obama has blown open a strong lead over John McCain , 55% to 39%. Former governor Jeanne Shaheen also has the edge in her second Senate battle against incumbent John Sununu , 49% to 38%. When UNH surveyed the ...

Jeff Emanuel: Jean Shaheen, D candidate for Senate in New Hampsire, just can't be unpopular — Victory Caucus -- All Content

Shaheen Beats Sununu in New Hampshire Senate Rematch — FOXNews.com
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican Sen. John Sununu Tuesday in a fierce rematch between two candidates who stayed the same while nearly everything around them changed.

CNN projects Shaheen defeats Sununu in NH — CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) – CNN projects that Jeanne Shaheen has defeated incumbent John Sununu in New Hampshire. The race had been a rematch of the 2002 contest between former Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and the well-funded incumbent. Despite Sununu's ...

Shaheen ousts Sununu — POLITICO.com: Congress
Jeanne Shaheen, former governor of New Hampshire, is on her way to Washington, having beat John Sununu.

Senate Race Follows National Script — NYT > Politics
The New Hampshire race is emblematic of Senate contests around the nation that have Democrats within reach of the 60-seat majority needed to break filibusters. >

NH Senate rematch may hinge on presidential race (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Given Jeanne Shaheen's aggressive advertising, you'd think Sen. John Sununu is George W. Bush.