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Karen handel. >> we are very encouraged by the numbers. we hope that they will hold. but i just wanted to come out and say thank you to all of you for all that you've done. this has been a great night to for us. >> reporter: the contest had turned into a proxy race for 2012 republican presidential candidates. handel was endorsed by mitt romney and sarah palin. deal had newt gingrich and mike huckabee on his side. the highest profile race of the night was easily colorado, senator michael bennet bested former state house speaker andrew romanoff. bennet, appointed to the seat, was branded the est...

>> we are very encouraged by the numbers. we hope that they will hold. but i just wanted to come out and say, thank you to all of you for all that you've done. this has been a great night for us. >> reporter: the highest-profile race of the night was easily the democratic senate primary in colorado, where senator michael bennet bested former state house speaker andrew romanoff. bennet, appointed to the seat, was branded the establishment candidate even though this was actually his first time on the ballot. in his corner, the endorser in chief, president barack obama. romanoff ran as the outsid...