Early starts special election coverage begins right now. Good morning, everyone. A very Early Morning. Welcome to early start special election edition. And i am john berman. It is 3 00 a. M. In the east. As we said, there is major breaking news this morning. Republicans have taken control of the United States senate, and they did it in a tidal wave fashion. It was a night many had forecast would be filled with close contests. Instead, it was near to a blowout for republicans, who picked up more than the six seats they needed to take control of the senate. Now races still remain unsettled in alaska and louisiana. But as things stand now, right at this moment, republicans will hold at least 52 seats in the senate, picking up seven over the current congress. Democrats will hold 45 seats. Lets begin with those republican pickups. West virginia has its first female u. S. Senator, republican Shelley Moore capito defeating natalie tenet. She will take the seat of jay rockefeller. Capitos vict
Wellland and Larry Pressler to fill the seat vacated by tim johnson. Montana, steve dayne easily defeating Amanda Curtis there. After john welsh withdrew over revelations that he had plagiarized much of his speeches. In argo, tom cotton defeated mark pryor. Pryor had tried to run away from president obama whose Approval Rating was 34 . History made iowa, Republican Senate joni ernst picking up the seat vacated by tom harkin. Ernst was the first in iowa. The candidate spent an estimated 80 million in campaign ads. And of course had the support of the clintons and Michelle Obama as well. In colorado, a surprisingly easy wane for republican cory gardner unseeding mark udall. This was supposed to be neck and neck. The udall, the first incumbent senator to be voted out of office in 36 years. Thom tillis defeated kay hagan finally giving the gop the control. And in kansas, republican senator pat roberts won relegislation tweeting selffunded independent challenger greg orman. And in virginia,
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