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, and Republicans picked up the open seat in

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, for no net change in the partisan balance of power. These elections coincided with the

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Election results

States

Territories

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%: # American Samoa, 2.0% # Indiana, 4.7% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: # West Virginia, 5.8% # Puerto Rico, 6.4%

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