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DECISION DAY |DECISION DAY | ELECTION 2010ELECTION 2010

SENATE U.S.

Harry Reid (D)4

50%

SharronAngle (R)

45%

U.S. HOUSE

Joe Heck (R)4

48%

DinaTitus (D)

47%

GOVERNOR

Brian Sandoval (R)4

53%

Rory Reid (D)

42%

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U.S. SENATESCORECARD

Democrats

51Republicans

46Seat change:GOP+6

U.S. HOUSESCORECARD

Republicans

234Democrats

181Seat change:GOP+59

▶VOTERSWEIGH INON BALLOTMEASURESPAGE 2A▶BERKLEY,HELLEREASILY WINRE-ELECTIONPAGE 5A

Three states in play

20 seats in play

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82/58 Almanac 17A | Classified 1F | Comics 4D | Crosswords 6E | Legals 2F | Lotteries 3A | Movies 7E | Obituaries 10BOpinion 12B | Scoreboard 8C | Taste 1E | Television 8E © 2010, Stephens Media LLC | Vol. 106, No. 217, 76 pages

Disgusted, deflated: Voterstake their badmood to polls

GOVERNOR

ANEW FIRSTRepublican Brian

Sandoval is the newgovernor, defeatingDemocrat Rory Reid.▶ PAGE 1B

CONGRESS

CLOSE CALLRepublican Joe

Heck narrowlydefeats incumbentDemocrat Dina Titus.▶ PAGE 4A

NEW BALANCE OF POWER

CHALLENGE FOROBAMAWith the electoral gains made Tuesday

by Republicans nationwide, the GOP hasshut President Barack Obama’s openingto enact sweeping policy changes.▶ PAGE 9A

By DAVID ESPOTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Resurgent Republicanswon control of the House and cut deeplyinto the Democrats’ majority in the Senatein midterm elections shadowed by reces-sion, ushering in a new era of divided gov-

ernment certain to complicate the next twoyears of President Barack Obama’s term.House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner,

voice breaking with emotion, declared short-ly before midnight Tuesday that the resultswere“arepudiationofWashington,arepudia-tion of big government and a repudiation ofpoliticianswho refuse to listen to the people.”

Republicansroll to big gains

▶ SEEREPUBLICANS PAGE 8AJubilant GOP wins House, falls short of Senate

NATIONAL

JOHN LOCHER/LASVEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALSen. Harry Reid addresses supporters at the Aria on Tuesday night after his big wins in Clark andWashoe counties assured his re-election.

REIDWINS

JOHN GURZINSKI/LASVEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALSharron Angle looks to the future even as she concedesdefeat this morning at The Venetian.

By LAURAMYERSLASVEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Themachine worked.The full-throttle, get-out-the-vote engine

the Democrats built in Nevada in 2008roared to life again, this time to re-electHarry Reid to his fifth term in the U.S. Sen-ate on Tuesday.

Reid comfortably defeated Republicanopponent Sharron Angle, whose passionatebut disorganized following of conservatives

and Tea Party supporters was no matchfor the traditional Democrats, minorities,unions and “Republicans for Reid” powerbrokers the incumbent aligned for victory.“Harry! Harry! Harry!” his supporters

shouted at the Aria on the Strip, whereDemocrats gathered to watch returns aftertwo weeks of early voting and Election Dayefforts put him over the top.“Today, Nevada chose hope over fear,”

Reid said in a late-night victory speech towild cheers and applause. “Nevada choseto look forward and not backwards. Nevadamade this choice because we know it’s notabout us versus them, it’s about every Ne-vadan, all of us, in this together.”Reid, who has survived close races be-

fore, thanked those who helped him turnout enough voters tomake the difference inone of the hardest fought andhighest stakescontests in the country.“You never gave up because you know

Nevadans never give up,” Reid said. “I

Senator looks to‘next round’ of ‘fight’

▶ SEEREID PAGE 6ASenate majority leader acknowledges hard times

GOP rides tide to House takeover, picks up 6 in Senate

Heck takes down Titus; Sandoval is new governor

U.S. SENATE

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