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• MO-4: Democrat Betsy Markey defeats homophobe Marilyn Musgrave
• WA-8: Republican Dave Reichert leads Darcy Burner
• WA-Gov: Democrat Christine Gregoire crushes Dino Rossi in grudge rematch
• GA-Sen: Chambliss is below 50%, with many votes yet to be counted; if Chambliss stays under 50%, runoff mandatory
• MN-6: McCarthyite Michelle Bachmann barely survives
• MI-7: State Sen. Mark Schauer unseats Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg
• ID-1: Democrat Walt Minnick appears to have defeated Rep. Bill Sali
• VA-5: Tom Perriello leads longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. by less than a 1 percent margin; recount probable
• VA-2: Democratic challenger Glenn Nye beats incumbent Thelma Drake
• MN-Sen: Franken-Coleman too close to call; recount mandated; Franken cites voting irregularities