Republican Kirk Wins Senate Seat Once Held by Obama
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Republican Mark Kirk beat Alexi Giannoulias for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, dealing a defeat to President Barack Obama, who had placed the political weight of his administration behind the Democrat seeking his former seat.
Kirk had 48 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Giannoulias with 97 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reported in projecting the Republican pickup of the seat. Kirk’s win followed one of the nation’s most bitter Senate contests this year.