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  // Author - Brenden West; updated 3-18-03

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elex04_senate_races.sPubDate = "9/29/2004 6:27:14 PM GMT";
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elex04_senate_races.appHeader = "decision 2004|Senate races to watch";
elex04_senate_races.appDeck = "Several of this year's tightest Senate contests are in states where President Bush performed strongly in 2000. Democrats need a net gain of two seats to regain control of the Senate if Bush wins and a net gain of one if John Kerry wins.";
elex04_senate_races.appFooter = "Source: MSNBC Research<br>* incumbent";
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elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("Alaska","Tony Knowles","Lisa Murkowski*","59");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("Colorado","Ken Salazar","Pete Coors","51");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("Florida","Betty Castor","Mel Martinez","49");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("North Carolina","Erskine Bowles","Richard Burr ","56");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("Oklahoma","Brad Carson","Tom Coburn","60");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("South Carolina","Inez Tenenbaum","Jim DeMint","57");
elex04_senate_races.rows[i++] = new Array("South Dakota","Tom Daschle*","John Thune","60");

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