2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
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The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a high-profile contest to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat, resulting in Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in a traditionally Democratic stronghold.
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| instanceOf |
United States Senate special election
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political election → |
| campaignCharacterization |
rapid, intense campaign due to compressed special-election timetable
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| campaignIssue |
economic policy
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federal spending → health care reform → taxes → |
| campaignStartContext |
vacancy created in 2009
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| chamber |
United States Senate
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| country |
United States
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| defeatedCandidate |
Martha Coakley
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| defeatedCandidateParty |
Democratic Party
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| electionDate |
2010-01-19
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| electorate |
registered voters of Massachusetts
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| followedBy |
2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive national media attention
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| nationalImpact |
affected prospects for passage of the Affordable Care Act
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| notableOutcome |
Republican capture of a Senate seat long held by Democrats
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surprise result relative to early expectations favoring Democrat Martha Coakley → |
| officeContested |
United States Senator from Massachusetts
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| politicalSignificance |
ended Democratic Party’s filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate
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upset victory for Republican Party in Democratic-leaning state → |
| precededBy |
regular elections in which Ted Kennedy repeatedly won re-election
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| previousOfficeHolder |
Ted Kennedy
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| previousOfficeHolderParty |
Democratic Party
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| reasonForElection |
death of Senator Ted Kennedy
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| seatClass |
Class 1 United States Senate seat from Massachusetts
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| statePoliticalContext |
held in traditionally Democratic stronghold Massachusetts
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| termFilled |
remainder of Ted Kennedy’s term
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| type |
special election
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| voterTurnoutDescription |
high-profile contest with strong turnout for a special election
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| winner |
Scott Brown
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| winnerIdeology |
conservative-leaning Republican
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| winnerParty |
Republican Party
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| year |
2010
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Referenced by (2)
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Joseph Gargan
("United States Senate campaigns of Ted Kennedy")
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Scott Brown
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electedIn |