Blumenthal bests McMahon for Conn. Senate seat

Connecticut’s longtime Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has won the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race,defeating a multimillionaire former wrestling executive and keeping the seat in Democratic control.

The 64-year-old Blumenthal defeated Republican newcomer Linda McMahon,who spent about $50 million of her on money on the race.

With 3 percent of precincts reporting,Blumenthal had 52 percent of the vote to McMahon’s 47 percent.

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Blumenthal will fill the seat now held by Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd,who did not seek re-election.

Blumenthal won the seat despite conceding he had made several misstatements his military service during the Vietnam era.