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Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul speaks with vice-chairman of the Republic party for Fulton County Karl Ivey during a campaign in Cayce, Ky., July 21, 2010.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-N.V., talks to construction workers during a tour of the Smith Center in Las Vegas on July 24, 2010.
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California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee for the state's gubernatorial race, greets supporters, June 8, 2010.
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Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee for the Senate in California, writes a message on the cast of Joel Morales, 32. She wrote, "For Joel, May God continue to bless you. Carly Fiorina."
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, far left, former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford, second left, South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and state Attorney General Henry McMaster, right, speak with reporters in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2010.
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Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic Senate candidate in Illinois, plays basketball with a child at the Fosco Park Community Center in Chicago, June 16, 2010.
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Republican candidate for governor of Maryland Robert Ehrlich Jr. comforts Bernadette Zgorski, who was laid off recently from her commercial loan administration job, July 21, 2010.
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Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Dino Rossi shakes hands with Ben Camarata, the son of supporter Justin Camarata, as Rossi campaigns in Tacoma, Wash., July 24, 2010.
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Oklahoma Lt. Governor Jari Askins celebrates with supporters at an election watch party in Oklahoma City after defeating fellow Democrat and Attorney General Drew Edmondson for the nomination for Oklahoma Governor, July 27, 2010.
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President Barack Obama waves alongside U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., during a fundraiser for Reid in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 8, 2010.
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, an Independent candidate for the Senate seat in Florida, speaks before the Florida Press in Sarasota, Fla., June 17, 2010.
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Meg Whitman and Carly Firoina, the Republican nominees for governor and the Senate in California, celebrate their victories in Anaheim, Calif., June 9, 2010.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott dances with Elsa Thompson at a campaign stop, July 21, 2010 at the Sweetwater Senior Center in Sweetwater, Fla.
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Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln greets supporters as she celebrates victory in the Democratic primary runoff election for the U.S. Senate, June 8, 2010.
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President Barack Obama waves alongside U.S. Senate Candidate Democrat Robin Carnahan during a fundraiser in Kansas City, Missouri, July 8, 2010.
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Republican Sen. John McCain, who is seeking reelection, is joined on stage by Sarah Palin as she makes an appearance with him at a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Ariz., March 26, 2010.
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Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel walks past supporters of fellow candidate Tom Foley outside the Garde Arts Center in New London, Conn., July 28, 2010.
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Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates Charles D. Baker (R), left, Timothy P. Cahill (I), center, and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), right, at the WRKO-AM 680 studios in Boston, June 16, 2010.
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Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for Governor in California, greets supporters in San Jose, June 10, 2010.
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Democratic Rhode Island gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Patrick Lynch and Frank Caprio Jr. during a debate at the University of Rhode Island, June 10, 2010.
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Democratic Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek answers a question as he speaks to the Florida Press Association in Sarasota, Fla., June 17, 2010.
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Jeff Greene, a Democratic candidate for Florida's Senate seat, gestures as he speaks to reporters from the Florida Press Association in Sarasota, Fla., June 17, 2010.
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Rep. Joe Sestak,D-Penn.,who won the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to the media outside the Capitol, May 28, 2010.
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Democratic Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and his wife Mari read "The King, the Mice and the Cheese" during a visit to the preschool program at Waypoint in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 9, 2010. Culver is running for reelection.
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Supporters cheer during a campaign rally for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., featuring U.S. President Barack Obama July 8, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Iowa Republican gubernatorial nominee Terry Branstad, center, is greeted before speaking at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry convention, June 9, 2010.
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Bill Haslam, a GOP candidate for governor in Tennessee, greets supporters before a speech in Clarksville, Tenn., Thursday, July 22, 2010.
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Illinois Independent gubernatorial candidate Scott Lee Cohen speaks with resident Starlin Stewart at the Old State Capitol Plaza in Springfield, Ill.,July 21, 2010.
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Democratic House Candidate Vernon Jones gets a hug from a supporter after admitting defeat July 20, 2010 during the primary night party at a restaurant in Decatur, Georgia.
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Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal hugs a supporter before a debate against Karen Handel at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Dalton, Ga., July 24, 2010.
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New York Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo meets with constituents at a campaign stop in Saranac Lake, N.Y., July 23, 2010.
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West Virginia Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin, right, smiles as election specialist Sean Hill checks the governor's ID as he fills out election documents after Manchin officially announced July 20, 2010 that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd.
