Nov. 2, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) succeeded in defending his seat against a challenge by tea party favorite Sharron Angle.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
Supporters of Harry Reid cheered his victory in Las Vegas.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
In one of the nation's most closely watched races, Reid retained his seat for a fifth term. He celebrated the win with his wife, Landra.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) fights back tears as he delivers a short victory address to Republicans celebrating at a reception.
Bill O'Leary-Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) greets supporters after he announced his victory over Republican candidate Linda McMahon. Blumenthal will succeed the retiring U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D).
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Nov. 2, 2010
Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry kisses his wife, Anita, at his victory party in Buda, Texas. Perry defeated Democrat Bill White.
Lm Otero-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
President Obama calls Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) from his Treaty Room office in the White House. Boehner is on track to be the next House speaker.
Pete Souza-The White House
Nov. 2, 2010
Democrat Alex Sink, accompanied by running mate Rod Smith, announces that her race for the Florida governorship against Republican Rick Scott is too close to call and that her campaign will wait until all votes are counted.
Brian Blanco-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Elijah Rutten, 2, plays with balloons in front of the stage for Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) during the beginning of the election night party. Feingold lost to Republican Ron Johnson.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), with his wife, Susan, and daughter, Alex, speaks at an election-night event. Republican Pat Toomey defeated Sestak in the race for a Senate seat.
Michael Perez-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Pennsylvania governor-elect Tom Corbett, (R) and his wife, Susan, celebrate as he announces his win.
Gene J. Puskar-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
New York governor-elect Andrew Cuomo, second from left, clasps hands with his father, former governor Mario Cuomo, while giving his victory speech.
Frank Franklin Ii-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Republican John Raese of West Virginia concedes victory to Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin in the race for the Senate seat that was held by the late Robert Byrd.
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Nov. 2, 2010
U.S. senator-elect Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrates during his victory party after beating challenger Christine O'Donnell to win Vice President Joe Biden's former seat.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Christine O'Donnell, a favorite among the tea party movement, delivers her concession speech in Dover, Del., after losing to Democrat Chris Coons.
Jason Reed-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) celebrates his reelection victory at a rally in New York.
Lucas Jackson-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) speaks to supporters during an election rally in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Burr defeated Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall.
Gerry Broome-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin celebrates his win at a U.S. Senate election party in Charleston, W.Va.
Jeff Gentner/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
U.S. Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio stands with his wife, Jeanette, and children Anthony and Dominic during his victory speech at a rally in Coral Gables, Fla.
Hans Deryk/Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam shakes hands with supporters in Knoxville, Tenn., after he was named the winner in Tennessee's race for governor.
Mark Humphrey/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
"Tonight there is a tea party tidal wave," Senate winner Rand Paul (R-Ky.) declared at a victory rally.
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Nov. 2, 2010
U.S. Senator-elect Rob Portman and his wife, Jane, head to a private reception. Portman coasted to victory Tuesday over Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher to keep Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat in the hands of the Republican party.
Michael E. Keating/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) speaks to supporters and the media after he conceded Florida's senate race to Republican Marco Rubio.
J. Pat Carter/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist addresses supporters to concede his defeat in his campaign for U.S. Senate to Republican Marco Rubio.
Brian Blanco/Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic Senate candidate Brad Ellsworth speaks at Democratic headquarters after losing to Republican Dan Coats in Indianapolis. Ellsworth's wife, Beth, and daughter, Andrea, accompanied him.
Darron Cummings/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic representatives Steny H. Hoyer (Md.), left, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) address supporters at an election watch reception in Washington.
Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
Supporters cheer as results come in for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio outside the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla.
Hans Deryk/Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo talks to the media after voting in Mount Kisco.
Seth Wenig/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
A woman casts her vote moments before the backup battery in her voting machine expires during a power outage at Chastain Middle School in Jackson, Miss.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Dorothy Mitchell, second from right, is accompanied by poll worker Kathryn Huggins at a voting booth at a barbershop in Philadelphia.
Matt Rourke/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
California Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, left, casts his ballot in Oakland. Brown is in a tight race against Republican challenger and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Republican California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, right, poses with supporter Laura Norris at the Pasadena Republican headquarters in Pasadena. The former eBay chief executive poured more than $150 million of her own money into the campaign, making it the most expensive non-presidential race in the nation's history.
Damian Dovarganes/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Voters mingle at a polling station in Kiryas Joel, N.Y. Republican candidate Nan Hayworth is challenging Rep. John Hall (D) in New York's 19th congressional district, which includes Kiryas Joel. Almost all of the residents are ultra-orthodox Jews in this village of 23,000, located 50 miles north of New York City.
Mark Lennihan/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Diann Provinziano waits for her mother to finish voting at a polling station in Las Vegas.
Jae C. Hong/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Election official Sharon Carder puts a voting sticker on incumbent Democratic Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe's shirt in Searcy, Ark..
Russell Powell/AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek talks to reporters during a visit to a polling precinct at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Joe Burbank/AP via Orlando Sentinel
Nov. 2, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) visits his campaign headquarters in the Las Vegas area.
Republicans are hoping to regain the majority in the Senate.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias shakes hands with commuters in Chicago. Giannoulias is taking on Rep. Mark Kirk (R) for the seat President Obama once occupied.
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Nov. 2, 2010
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R) emerges from his polling site at the Highwood Recreation Center in Highwood, Ill. Kirk is in a close race against Alexi Giannoulias (D).
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Nov. 2, 2010
Voters in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles are within sight of the surf.
Lucy Nicholson-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Nikki Haley, the Republican candidate for South Carolina governor, leaves her polling site in Lexington with her family.
David Goldman-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Campaign signs line a road in Titusville, Fla.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Alex Sink (D) is a candidate for Florida governor. Her husband, Bill McBride and their son Bert McBride accompanied her to the polls in Thonotosassa.
Brian Blanco-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Colorado election officials, from left, Janine Branting, Carolyn Snow and Pat Dodson help voters at the Idaho Springs courthouse.
Chris Schneider-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Rebelann Barfield, left, and sister November wait as their mother, Khara, votes in Star, Idaho.
Charlie Litchfield-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Carl Paladino and his wife, Cathy, vote in Buffalo. Paladino is a Republican candidate for New York governor.
Don Heupel-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul casts his vote in Bowling Green, Ky.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Ben Quayle and his wife, Tiffany, leave their precinct in Phoenix. Quayle -- son of former vice president Dan Quayle -- is the GOP candidate for Arizona's 3rd District.
Ross D. Franklin-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Ernest West collects a voting pass in Bolton, Miss., where warm weather necessitated cooling fans at some polling sites.
Rogelio V. Solis-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger examines his choices at Kenter Canyon Elementary School in Los Angeles.
Vying to succeed Schwarzenegger are Meg Whitman (R) and California Attorney General Jerry Brown (D).
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Nov. 2, 2010
Daysun MacTavish makes her selections at the Searchlight Community Center in Nevada.
Julie Jacobson-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Yusra Nasser turns in her ballot at Henry Ford School in Dearborn, Mich.
Paul Sancya-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Republican Christine O'Donnell, a Senate candidate in Delaware, emerges from the voting booth at the Charter School of Wilmington.
Tim Shaffer-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons, center, greets voters with state Rep. Terry Schooley, left, at Downes Elementary School in Newark, Del.
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Nov. 2, 2010
GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon waves to supporters during pre-dawn voting at North Street School in Greenwich, Conn.
Charles Krupa-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal, second from right, greets supporters outside the Greenwich Civic Center in Connecticut. Blumenthal is seeking to replace retiring Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D).
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Nov. 2, 2010
Marco Rubio shows signs of confidence after voting in Miami. The Republican candidate is the front-runner for a Senate seat against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (I) and Rep. Kendrick Meek (D).
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Nov. 2, 2010
Election judges Kathleen Simon, left, and Janice Culbertson set up a voting booth at the Linwood Recreation Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Andy King-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent in the race for Senate, throws a football to a supporter at his precinct in St. Petersburg.
Brian Blanco-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and his wife, Alma. Rangel has faced a series of ethics controversies in the weeks leading up to his bid for reelection.
Richard Drew-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Ellen Biales, right, swears in election judges before polls open in St. Paul, Minn.
Andy King-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
A voter exits the booth at the Charter School of Wilmington, Del., as a poll worker stands ready to assist other citizens.
One of the state's most closely watched races involves tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell, who is seeking a Senate seat against Chris Coons (D).
Tim Shaffer-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Rep. Joe Sestak greets a voter in Gradyville, Pa. Sestak is hoping for election to the Senate.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) brings son Henry to the Becraft Pumper Company in Greenport on Election Day.
Mike Groll-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Gov. Ted Strickland, at the Jeffrey Mansion in Bexley, seeks reelection by Ohio's voters.
Terry Gilliam-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
House Minority Leader John Boehner speaks with poll workers at the West Chester Church of the Nazarene in Ohio.
Matt Sullivan-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Linda Bollenbaugh of Ogden, Iowa, cast her vote at the Leonard Good Library.
Charlie Neibergall-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
Voters enter a public school to fill out their ballots in New York.
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Nov. 2, 2010
Voters sign in at their polling place in New York.
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Nov. 2, 2010
A voter in the Moreland Hills Village Hall in Ohio.
Amy Sancetta-AP
Nov. 2, 2010
With high unemployment, anemic economic growth rates and many voters worried about deficits and the national debt, Democrats are braced for significant losses that could derail many of their plans over the next two years.
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Nov. 2, 2010
A volunteer hands a sticker to an early voter in Washington.
Jason Reed-Reuters
Nov. 2, 2010
Candidates' signs dot the grounds outside a polling site in Indianapolis.
Darron Cummings-AP
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Elections 2010 across the Washington region