Missouri Republican Todd Akin Loses Senate Race

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about “legitimate rape,” was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday.

Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday.

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