SCOTT BROWN WINS US SENATE SEAT

Scott Brown (R): 51.9% (1,168,107)

Martha Coakley (D): 47.1% (1,058,682)

Joe Kennedy (I): 1.0% (22,237)

100% of precincts reporting

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On January 19, 2010, the state of Massachusetts held a Special Election to see who would be taking over the senate seat left vacant by the late Ted Kennedy. While the race was close, Republican Scott Brown was declared the victor around 9:20 p.m. EST after Democrat Martha Coakley called Brown to concede.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/us/politics/20election.html?hp

According to the Wall Street Journal, few exit polls were expected prior to the results of the January 2010 special election as generally in cases where a blowout win is expected, exit polls are not released. Per their report and a January 10, 2010, headline by the Boston Globe, Martha Coakley had a significant lead in the polls at 15 points.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575013111682315540.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion That statistic was debated however as CNN cited Brown leading the polls 52% to 45%.http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/19/massachusetts.senate/index.html

During the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama was declared the projected winner of the state of Massachusetts minutes after polls closed at 8 p.m., which was confirmed after precinct reports came in.CNN: Massachusetts Election Results Fellow Democrat John Kerry has also been declared the winner in his campaign for re-election to the Senate. The state of Massachusetts has 12 electoral votes.Federal Election Commission: Distribution of Electoral Votes

• MSNBC: Massachusetts Exit Polls

• CNN: Exit Polls 2008

• RealClearPolitics: Massachusetts: McCain vs. Obama

• Pollster.com: 2008 Maine Presidential General Election