11.10.2006
Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va. (WashingtonPost.com)
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By Michael D. Shear and Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, November 10, 2006; Page A01
Democrat James Webb, who campaigned for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat by opposing the war in Iraq and calling for economic fairness, yesterday succeeded in his improbable bid to unseat Republican George Allen, giving the Democrats a 51-seat majority and control of both houses of Congress.
Webb's lead over Allen widened yesterday in the post-election vote canvass, and Allen graciously conceded to Webb to make the victory official. A short time later, Virginia's newest senator, who lives in Fairfax County, addressed a giddy crowd of hundreds of supporters in front of the Arlington County Courthouse.
His victory ended two days of suspense over which party would control the Senate. Going into Tuesday's election, the Democrats needed six seats for control, and it was Webb, a former Republican and Reagan administration official, who gave them the sixth seat.
"It is Virginia that turned the Senate blue," Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) told the cheering crowd.
Webb will take his place in a Congress in which Democrats will control both houses for the first time in 12 years.
(More ... Washington Post > Metro > Special Reports > Virginia Politics)
By Michael D. Shear and Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, November 10, 2006; Page A01
Democrat James Webb, who campaigned for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat by opposing the war in Iraq and calling for economic fairness, yesterday succeeded in his improbable bid to unseat Republican George Allen, giving the Democrats a 51-seat majority and control of both houses of Congress.
Webb's lead over Allen widened yesterday in the post-election vote canvass, and Allen graciously conceded to Webb to make the victory official. A short time later, Virginia's newest senator, who lives in Fairfax County, addressed a giddy crowd of hundreds of supporters in front of the Arlington County Courthouse.
His victory ended two days of suspense over which party would control the Senate. Going into Tuesday's election, the Democrats needed six seats for control, and it was Webb, a former Republican and Reagan administration official, who gave them the sixth seat.
"It is Virginia that turned the Senate blue," Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) told the cheering crowd.
Webb will take his place in a Congress in which Democrats will control both houses for the first time in 12 years.
(More ... Washington Post > Metro > Special Reports > Virginia Politics)
Labels: 2006 election, Senate, Virginia, Washington Post
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