The 2012 election cycle saw a record number of women elected in Congress, with 20 Senators and at least 77 Representatives.
The United States Senate has 12 new Members joining its ranks. The balance of power essentially remains unchanged as the Democratic Party retains its majority while Angus King replaces fellow.
Last night, the number of independents in the Senate doubled. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont both won their seats in landslide victories.
Jeff Flake (R) wins the Arizona senate race, beating out Richard Carmona (D) by 6 percentage points tonight. Flake carried 51 percent of the vote.
Republican Senator Scott Brown ran a very thorough campaign against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. Brown started off ahead in the polls in the early stages of the campaign season, but.
Claire McCaskill won the controversial Missouri senate race against Senator Todd Akin.
Democrat Chris Murphy has won the Connecticut Senate race against Republican Linda McMahon. Murphy has 60 percent of the vote as of 5:45pm Pacific and CNN has called the race.
It’s been a long, long road, but the the big day has finally arrived: Election 2012. These are some important races to watch throughout the day.
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In less than one week, American people will have elected their President but also their Congress Members and Senators. Will America elect the 20 percent of women in Congress the.
