WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been re-elected to his Senate seat from Kentucky. And he will now be waiting to learn whether he might be the majority leader in the new Congress. <br />
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McConnell defeated Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in an election that McConnell called a referendum on President Barack Obama. <br />
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Republicans began the night needing six additional Senate seats in order to control the Senate. <br />
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South Carolina's two Republican senators have retained their seats. Lindsey Graham won a third term over Democrat Brad Hutto. And Tim Scott will finish the final two years of the Senate term of Jim DeMint. <br />
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Republican Nikki Haley has won re-election as South Carolina governor, in a race that helps increase her national visibility. She defeated Democrat Vincent Sheheen after an acrimonious campaign.
