Republicans hold Senate edge despite losses in key races
Republicans kept control of the Senate with 55 seats as veterans like Alfonso D Amato and Lauch Faircloth were defeated by Democrats. The results left a fragile majority amid ongoing debates over education, health care, and Clinton‑era policies, with notable races in North Carolina and Indiana shaping the final tally.
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Alfonso D'Amato
New York
Lauch Faircloth
North Carolina
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Faircloth
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Blanche Lincoln
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Clintons
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
Carol Moseley-Braun
Illinois
Russell Feingold
Wisconsin
Harry Reid
Nevada
Charles Schumer
Brooklyn
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Pothole
John Edwards
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Clinton
Hollings
GOP
Bob Inglis
Anna Lacher
Aiken
S.C
Georgia
Paul Coverdell
Mike Crapo
Idaho
Dirk Kempthorne
Ohio
George Voinovich
John Glenn
Assisted death ballot measure tops state results in Michigan
Michigan voters rejected a ballot measure to legalize physician assisted death by own action. With 16 percent counted 71 percent favored keeping doctors from prescribing lethal doses for terminally ill patients. Opponents cited dissatisfaction with the proposal rather than the concept.
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House incumbents coast to re election across parties
Democrats and Republicans battled closely as incumbents won re election in many races. Gingrich celebrated a GOP majority while lawmakers cited impeachment dynamics and public views on ethics and Clinton Lewinsky matters shaping results nationwide.
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Ohio
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