Chambliss wins U.S. Senate runoff in Ga.

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Chambliss wins U.S. Senate runoff in Ga.

Story Published: Dec 2, 2008 at 10:01 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jan 20, 2009 at 12:41 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - Senator Saxby Chambliss won re-election Tuesday in
a runoff, dashing Democrats' hopes of capturing enough seats in the
U.S. Senate to thwart Republican filibusters.

Chambliss' win to a second term gives the GOP a firewall against
Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington.

According to the Georgia Secretary of State's web site Chambliss has 58 percent of the vote with 92 percent of the precincts reporting.

The month-long runoff battle against Democrat Jim Martin captured the national limelight, drawing political luminaries from both parties to the state and flooding the airwaves with fresh attack ads.

Chambliss and Martin were forced into the runoff after a three-way race during last month's general election failed to give any of the candidates at least 50 percent.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Wednesday, Dec 3 at 12:52 AM Christina wrote ...

God still answers prayers...We need a man of godly moral principals fighting for the values that our great nation was founded on.

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Wednesday, Dec 3 at 12:23 AM Jeff wrote ...

Praise God that Saxby won his seat.

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Tuesday, Dec 2 at 11:20 PM david munns wrote ...

Georgia has done the predictable. Democrats still haven't learned its turn out that wins elections. If we have constant gridlock over the next four years Georgia dems and palin repubs will be the blame!

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Tuesday, Dec 2 at 11:02 PM Peter wrote ...

I am glad he won,there is still some hope for America,the democrates can't totally destroy it.

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Tuesday, Dec 2 at 10:30 PM nerthus wrote ...

Augusta and Georgia will get what they deserve by sending this man back to the Senate.

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