Coons in Delaware, Rubio in Florida Win Senate Seats
It looks like Chris Coons, the New Castle (Del.) County executive and Democratic nominee, will be the next U.S. Senator from Delaware, the Associated Press projects.
And in Florida, as expected, Marco Rubio, the GOP candidate and a former state Speaker of the House, won an open Senate seat,
Coons is a member of the board of the Rodel Foundation of Delaware, which worked on the state's winning bid for a slice of the $4 billion Race to the Top Fund.
On his campaign website, Coons says that "Housing, health care, crime and poverty all have a direct impact on a child's development and their ability to learn."
Coons beat out Christine O'Donnell, the tea party backed candidate who won a surprise victory over Rep. Mike
AG Who Opposed NCLB is Projected Senate Winner in Conn.
CNN is projecting that Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic attorney general who sued the federal government over the No Child Left Behind Act, has beaten Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive officer, for an open U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut.
Blumenthal filed the suit back in 2005, calling the law an unfunded mandate. On his campaign website, he continues to call for a major overhaul of the law.
