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November 20, 2012

Democrats Claim Wins in Final House Races 
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Democrats have claimed victories over the final House seats that
remained undecided from this year's elections. Overall, Democrats gained
a total of eight seats, tightening the Republican majority in the House
of Representatives. Two closely watched races in California saw
Democrats oust Republican incumbents Dan Lungren and Brian Bilbray. In
Arizona, Ron Barber, a former aide to Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, has
been re-elected after initially replacing Giffords following her
shooting in last year's Tucson shooting rampage. Meanwhile in Florida,
Tea Party-backed Republican Congressmember Allen West has finally
conceded his re-election bid against Democrat Patrick Murphy following
two partial recounts.

 

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