AP reporting DeMint (R) defeats Tenenbaum (D) for US Senate

[Bossy Monkey]

Nov 2, 10:41 PM EST

GOP Captures Senate Seats in Ga., S.C.

By DAVID ESPO
AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans captured Democratic seats in Georgia and South Carolina Tuesday night and reached out for renewed control of the Senate. Democratic Leader Tom Daschle faced a strong challenge in South Dakota.

GOP Sen. Jim Bunning struggled to re-election in Kentucky, and former Republican Rep. Tom Coburn prevailed easily in Oklahoma - a race with no incumbent on the ballot where Democrats had long touted their chances.

Democratic State Sen. Barack Obama, a political star in the making, easily captured a seat formerly in Republican hands in Illinois, and will be the only black among 100 senators when the new Congress convenes in January. "I am fired up," he told cheering supporters in Illinois.
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[Bossy Monkey]

1. SC only story:

Nov 2, 10:47 PM EST

GOP Congressman Wins Open S.C. Senate Seat

By JENNIFER HOLLAND
Associated Press Writer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Three-term GOP Rep. Jim DeMint defeated South Carolina's education superintendent Tuesday to win the Senate seat opened by retiring Democrat Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, turning back a late surge by his challenger in this Republican stronghold.

DeMint's victory over Democratic Inez Tenenbaum marks the first time since Reconstruction that South Carolina voters have sent an all-Republican Senate delegation to Washington.

DeMint was seen as the favorite, but Tenenbaum closed the gap after weeks of attacks over his proposal to scrap the Internal Revenue Service and replace it with a national sales tax.

DeMint also made headlines by saying openly gay teachers should not be allowed in public schools, then following that up a few days later by saying unwed mothers were unfit to stand in front of a classroom. He eventually apologized for the latter remark.

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