Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama, seated next to his wife Michelle and their daughters Sasha, 3, far left and Malia, 6, wait for election returns in a Chicago hotel, Nov. 2, 2004. Sasha was telling the media they would get their father back after the election is over.
U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., autographs a man's shirt at the late afternoon shift change at the Morrell meat processing plant during an Election Day campaign swing in Sioux Falls, S.D., Nov. 2, 2004.
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife, Cindy, leave their polling station after casting their votes, Nov. 2, 2004, in Phoenix. McCain is being challenged by Democrat Stu Starkey.
Democratic Senate candidate Doris Haddock, 94, walks from the voting booths with her ballot in her home town of Dublin, N.H., Nov. 2, 2004. Haddock is facing incumbent Republican Sen. Judd Gregg.
Republican Senate candidate Pete Coors waves to motorists along University Boulevard in Littleton, Colo., Nov. 2, 2004. Coors and a group of sign waving supporters braved temperatures in the teens to rally support for the Colorado Republican Senate hopeful, who is challenging Democratic candidate Ken Salazar.
Republican Senate candidate Alan Keyes casts his ballot, Nov. 2, 2004, in Calumet City, Ill. Keyes is running against Democrat Barack Obama.
South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Jim DeMint, left, R-S.C., and his wife, Debbie, wait in line with others to Vote at Mitchell Road Elementary School in Greenville, S.C., Nov. 2, 2004.
Rep. Denise Majette, D-Ga., left, hands her voter encoder card to poll official Ronald Alleyne, right, after voting at Redan Middle School, Nov. 2, 2004 in Lithonia, Ga. Majette, Democratic candidate for Senate, is running against Rep. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Joe Hoeffel, left, with wife Francesca Hoeffel, second from left, and daughter Mary Hoeffel, third from left, sign in at a polling location in Abington Pa., Nov. 2, 2004, prior to casting their vote.
Oklahoma Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Brad Carson, D-Okla., smiles as he and this wife, Julie, leave their voting precinct at the Faith Baptist Church in Claremore, Okla. Nov. 2, 2004, after casting their votes.
Arizona Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Stuart Starky gets out of his vehicle early Nov 2, 2004, at his polling place at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix to vote. Starky is challenging Republican Sen. John McCain.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, holding his daughter, Grace, emerges from a voting machine after casting his ballot Nov. 2, 2004, in East Haddam, Conn. Dodd is being challenged by Republican candidate Jack Orchulli.
Jack Orchulli, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate challenging incumbent Democrat Christopher J. Dodd, votes at Darien High School in Darien, Conn., Nov. 2, 2004. At right is machine tender Eric Wood.