Massachusetts voted for a Democrat to regain Ted Kennedy's senate seat.
It was a competitive election for Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, but come Election Day, Warren dethroned the senator.
"You did what everyone thought was impossible," said Warren during her victory speech. "You taught a scrappy first-time candidate how to get in the ring and win. You took on the powerful Wall Street banks and special interests and you let them know you want a senator who'll be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time."
Warren won Ted Kennedy's senate seat with 53.8 percent of the vote to Brown's 46.2 percent, a difference of 7.6 percent. The percentage spread is slightly larger than Brown's victory two years ago.
Brown was elected in 2010 in a special election against Attorney General Martha Coakley, months after Kennedy's death. Brown won the special election with 51.8 percent to Coakley's 47.1 percent, a difference of 4.7 percent.
Polls, gathered by Real Clear Politics, have shown Warren leading Brown in most polling figures.
Brown's career as senator might be over but perhaps temporarily, as he stated, "Defeat is only temporary," during his concession speech Tuesday night.
Brown's statement could allude to another senate run for John Kerry's senate seat in 2014.
Warren is the first woman elected to the Senate from Massachusetts.
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