U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, left, talks with campaign worker Kime McClintock on Tuesday, November 4, in Anchorage, Alaska. Begich took office in 2009 after spending several years as mayor of Anchorage.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, left, talks with campaign worker Kime McClintock on Tuesday, November 4, in Anchorage, Alaska. Begich took office in 2009 after spending several years as mayor of Anchorage.
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Dan Sullivan, Begich's Republican challenger, exits a voting booth in Anchorage on November 4.
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Dan Sullivan, Begich's Republican challenger, exits a voting booth in Anchorage on November 4.
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Zoe Buck checks out an empty voting booth as her mother, Julie, votes at the Alaska Zoo polling place in Anchorage.
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Zoe Buck checks out an empty voting booth as her mother, Julie, votes at the Alaska Zoo polling place in Anchorage.
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Begich speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in November 2013.
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Begich speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in November 2013.
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Sullivan is interviewed in Roll Call's Washington office in June.
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Sullivan is interviewed in Roll Call's Washington office in June.
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Begich arrives at Capitol Hill for a closed briefing on Syria in September 2013.
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Begich arrives at Capitol Hill for a closed briefing on Syria in September 2013.
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Sullivan is a first-time candidate who has previously served as Alaska's attorney general and natural resources commissioner.
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Sullivan is a first-time candidate who has previously served as Alaska's attorney general and natural resources commissioner.
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