Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, celebrate in Louisville, Kentucky, after he was projected to win re-election Tuesday, November 4. McConnell, a Republican, fended off a challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes to win a sixth term in the Senate.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, celebrate in Louisville, Kentucky, after he was projected to win re-election Tuesday, November 4. McConnell, a Republican, fended off a challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes to win a sixth term in the Senate.
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Grimes speaks to supporters in Lexington, Kentucky, after election results came in.
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Grimes speaks to supporters in Lexington, Kentucky, after election results came in.
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McConnell holds his ballot after voting November 4 in Louisville.
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McConnell holds his ballot after voting November 4 in Louisville.
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Grimes casts her vote November 4 in Lexington.
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Grimes casts her vote November 4 in Lexington.
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Kentucky voters line up to cast their votes November 4 at Bryan Station High School in Lexington.
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Kentucky voters line up to cast their votes November 4 at Bryan Station High School in Lexington.
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McConnell addresses the media with his wife last month in Lexington.
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McConnell addresses the media with his wife last month in Lexington.
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Grimes is Kentucky's secretary of state.
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Grimes is Kentucky's secretary of state.
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McConnell and his wife pose for a photo while riding in the Fountain Run BBQ Festival parade May 17 in Fountain Run, Kentucky.
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McConnell and his wife pose for a photo while riding in the Fountain Run BBQ Festival parade May 17 in Fountain Run, Kentucky.
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Grimes weighs and chops mutton at the Elder Family's barbecue stand at the Fancy Farm picnic in Mayfield, Kentucky, on August 2.
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Grimes weighs and chops mutton at the Elder Family's barbecue stand at the Fancy Farm picnic in Mayfield, Kentucky, on August 2.
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McConnell, far left, attends a meeting in the White House Oval Office with, from right, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner on September 9.
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McConnell, far left, attends a meeting in the White House Oval Office with, from right, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner on September 9.
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Grimes greets supporters at the Graves County Democratic Breakfast in Mayfield on August 2.
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Grimes greets supporters at the Graves County Democratic Breakfast in Mayfield on August 2.
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McConnell and Grimes participate in a televised debate last month.
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McConnell and Grimes participate in a televised debate last month.
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