Democrat Chris Murphy defeated Linda McMahon, the former head of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut, according to the Associated Press.

McMahon, a Republican, lost her second Senate bid in three years, spending almost $100 million of her own money on the two campaigns. Murphy is a three-term U.S. congressman.

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