Dennis went on to win the seat against Labor candidate Jim Southee despite Labor's statewide victory.
It was a statewide victory.
Despite Harris's support of many Republican causes and her previous statewide victories, some party leaders expressed doubt about her statewide appeal:
Seven years ago, Michigan's Republicans were in disarray, with one leader predicting no statewide victories for 20 years.
Four years ago, having won a third solid statewide victory in eight years, Mr. Wilson left the Senate and moved to Sacramento.
Mr. Green said he felt in his gut that the time had come for his first statewide victory.
The county was closely divided between Democrats and Republicans but Hayes carried it that year in his statewide victory.
This Senate race was their 10th consecutive statewide victory since 1986.
Dissent against the national administration continued in 1952 and 1956, with the statewide victories of the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket.
As a result, the OCA's only statewide victory was nullified.