Republican challengers ousted Democratic senators in Arkansas, Colorado and North Carolina, and took seats from retiring Democrats in four other states.
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Key U.S. Senate races in homestretch
Democrats make appeals to women while Republicans try to strike a moderate tone.
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Brown trails Shaheen, but he’s not out of Senate race
The former Massachusetts senator is giving the incumbent a tight race.
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Vermont House challenger driven by debt
A Republican concerned about the national debt hopes to make inroads after his 2012 defeat.
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Republicans hope to take rare Massachusetts win
Democrats have held every U.S. House seat since 1994, but that could change thanks to a pair of districts.
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Mike Michaud
Party: Democrat Age: 59 Home: East Millinocket Education: Schenck High School. Background: Grew up in blue-collar Medway, one of six children and the son and grandson of paper mill workers. He went to work at the same mill when he graduated high school. Career: Great Northern Paper Co., 1973-2002; Maine House of Representatives, 1980-1994; Maine […]
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Eliot Cutler
Party: independent Age: 68 Home: Cape Elizabeth Background: Grew up in Bangor, the oldest son of a prominent doctor and community-minded mother and was a college intern for Democratic U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie. Education: Deerfield Academy (N.H.); Harvard College; Georgetown University School of Law. Career: Associate Director of Office of Management and Budget, 1977-1980; attorney, […]