UPDATE: My more complete wrap-up HERE.
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Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives. Democrats have retained control of the Senate.
ARIZONA
John McCain (R) retains seat in Senate.
CALIFORNIA
Jerry Brown (D) defeats Meg Whitman (R) in governor race.
Barbara Boxer (D) defeats Carly Fiorina (R) in Senate race.
COLORADO
John Hickenlooper (D) defeats Tom Tancredo (R) in Governor's race.
DELAWARE
Chris Coons (D) defeats Christine O'Donnell — Senate
John Carney (D) defeats Glen Urquhart (R) — House (Dem pick-up)
FLORIDA
Marco Rubio (R) defeats Kendrick Meek (D) and Charlie Crist — Senate
Daniel Webster (R) defeats Alan Grayson (D) — House
ILLINOIS
Mark Kirk (R) defeats Alexi Giannoulias (D)to take Obama's old Senate seat in IL.
INDIANA
Dan Coats (R) defeats Brad Ellsworth (D) — Senate
IOWA
Terry Branstad (R) defeats Chet Culver (D) in Governor race.
Pro-Equality Iowa Supreme Court Judges Ternus, Baker and Streit look likely to be ousted, after a hideous right-wing campaign against them.
KENTUCKY
Rand Paul (R) defeats Jim Conway (D) — Senate
Openly gay candidate Jim Gray elected mayor of Lexington.
LOUISIANA
David Vitter (R) defeats Charlie Melancon (D) — Senate
MARYLAND
Martin O'Malley (D) wins Maryland governor race.
MASSACHUSETTS
Barney Frank (D) defeats Sean Bielat (R).
Deval Patrick (D) wins governor race.
MISSOURI
Ike Skelton (D) defeated by Vicky Hartzler in House race.
NEVADA
Harry Reid (D) defeats Sharron Angle (R) to retain Senate seat.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Governor John Lynch (D) defeats challenger John Stephen (R).
NEW YORK
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) defeats Joe DioGuardi (R) — Senate
Chuck Schumer defeats (D) Jay Townsend (R) — Senate
Andrew Cuomo (D) defeats Carl Paladino (R) — Governor
NORTH CAROLINA
Richard Burr (R) defeats Elaine Marshall (D) — Senate
Marcus Brandon, a Black gay candidate, wins election to the NC House.
NORTH DAKOTA
John Hoeven (R) defeats Tracy Potter (D) — Senate
OHIO
Rob Portman (R) defeats Lee Fisher (D) — Senate
PENNSYLVANIA
DADT champion Patrick Murphy (D) defeated by Michael Fitzpatrick (R) in House race.
Pay Toomey (R) defeats Joe Sestak (D) — Senate
RHODE ISLAND
Gay Providence mayor David Cicilline wins House race
TEXAS
Rick Perry (R) reelected as Governor.
WEST VIRGINIA
Joe Manchin (D) defeats John Raese (R) — Senate
WISCONSIN
Russ Feingold (D) defeated in Senate race.
Tammy Baldwin (D) reelected to House.
