Republicans take the Senate as Sen. Kay Hagan loses re-election

Republicans take the Senate as Sen. Kay Hagan loses re-election
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In a stunning defeat, Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) has lost her re-election bid to Thom Tillis. The victory gives Republicans the net six seat pickup necessary to flip the Senate.

Hagan led in polls down the stretch and was projected to eke out a victory. Yet on a night when almost every election broke against the Democratic Party, so too did North Carolina's Senate race.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.