In Missouri, Democratic incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill held on to her seat, defeating Republican challenger Todd Akin. The race drew national attention after Akin claimed women are able to suppress pregnancy in instances of what he called “legitimate rape.” McCaskill celebrated with supporters shortly after Akin conceded.

Rep. Todd Akin: “Well, things don’t always turn out the way you think they’re going to. I just called Claire McCaskill, and I gave her congratulations because the way the numbers are looking, we have lost this race.”

Senator Claire McCaskill: “And they all said, ’It’s over. It’s done. It’s too red. It’s just too red. There is no way that Claire McCaskill can survive.’ Well, you know what happened? You proved them wrong.”