Chris Coons won the seat in the highly publicized race against Republican tea party candidate Christine O鈥橠onnell. Ms. O'Donnell became a campaign sensation after video surfaced of her admitting to have "dabbled in witchcraft" as a teenager. Mr. Coons beat O鈥橠onnell by a 16.6 percentage point margin. He previously worked as in leadership positions in New Castle County in Delaware.

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Delaware Sen.-elect Chris Coons (r.) poses with challenger Christine O'Donnell at Return Day Nov. 4 in Georgetown, Del. The two are holding a hatchet that is symbolically buried at the end of each election season.