Majority Leader Harry Reid re-elected in Nevada

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Harry Reid hangs on to defeat challenge from Sharron Angle
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/02/harry-reid-takes-lead-over-sharron-angle/

Harry Reid will defeat Republican Sharron Angle, according to the Associated Press.

When the numbers flashed up on the television screen that Reid was leading with 52 percent of the vote to Sharron Angle's 43, the convention center ballroom exploded into applause -- which turned into yelps and cheers as party attendees realized that 52 percent of precincts were reporting -- a sharp jump in significance from the numbers that flashed up only 10 minutes earlier, showing a narrower, 8 percent lead with just 1 percent of the precincts reporting.

"That's good," said press secretary Phoebe Sweet as she watched and digested the numbers. "That's good. And we're up in Washoe county too."

But Democrats are already cautiously celebrating the early voting totals.