Democrat Chris Murphy Overcomes McMahon Spending Surge, Wins CT-Sen

McMahon spent nearly $50 million of her own money in the race and ultimately came up short. Towards the end of the campaign, she employed unconventional tactics like urging Connecticut voters to vote for both President Obama and McMahon on the "Independent Party line."

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The final results are yet to be completely tallied, but right now Murphy is up over McMahon 61%/38%.