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Republican Senator Scott Brown ran a very thorough campaign against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. Brown started off ahead in the polls in the early stages of the campaign season, but Warren gained significant ground on the incumbent during the last couple of months before Election Day.

Claire McCaskill won the controversial Missouri senate race against Senator Todd Akin. The race for the Missouri Senate seat pitted incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill against the Republican Congressman. McCaskill currently holds 55 percent of the vote. Her opponent Republican Todd Akin currently has just 34 percent of the vote.

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Angus King has won the Maine Senate race, signaling a party change in the state and an additional Independent Senator in office. The election was called by CNN at 5:19 pm Pacific.

In what has already become the most "social" election in history, voters take to the Internet to express patriotism, share opinions, and encourage voting. Social media roundup election day 2012 coverage includes socially savvy voters and uses of media around the Internet on November 6, 2012.

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internet election and voting fraud

The primary argument against online elections is the risk of voter fraud. This is the same argument that is levied against other new voting laws or practices while also justifying the implementation of new rules. Many voter fraud arguments are anecdotal or unsubstantiated, but they definitely make headlines.

 

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Justin Amash was reelected to the House of Representative with 58% percent of the vote, according to CNN. His main opponent Steve Pestka received 39% of the voting, giving Amash the win by a huge margin.