Women Winning Senate Races Will Set Record in January

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Women will occupy a record number of U.S. Senate seats -- one in five -- in January, following victories in yesterday’s balloting.

Five women won first terms in the Senate -- in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Nebraska and North Dakota. The results mean that when the new Congress convenes in January, 20 of its 100 members will be women.