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Who will replace tonight’s winners in the Senate?

By Daniel Solis in Barack Obama, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Senate on November 4, 2008

Joe Biden might win two elections tonight. One for the vice-presidency, and the other for his Senate seat, which he has already won tonight.

Some of the name’s floating around for Barack Obama’s Senate seat are Jesse Jackson Jr., the son of Jesse Jackson, Rahm Emanuel, an already influential leader in the House, Jean Schakowsky also from the House, longtime Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and former congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth.

Joe Biden’s replacement could be just a temporary one until his son Beau Biden could run for the Senate seat himself in 2010.

As for Senator John McCain, the Democratic Governor in Arizona, Janet Napolitano, has the option to appoint anyone she wants as long as they are a Republican. So, she could not appoint herself.

Another twist in all of this: If current Alaskan Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens wins his Senate seat and is ousted by the Senate leadership, Governor Sarah Palin could be appointed to Senator Palin. You Betcha!

Update, 11/5/08: Let me make this clear. The only way Governor Palin can be Senator Palin is if she resigns her spot as Governor of Alaska and then the new Governor, who would be Sean Parnell, would then appoint Palin to the Senate spot.

The Other Important Elections Tonight

By Daniel Solis in Election Day 2008, Senate on November 4, 2008

Probably the most important elections are taking place for seats in the United States Senate. The balance of the United States Senate will also determine whether or not Barack Obama will actually be able to get things done.

Here are the races you need to watch, followed by the times they will be called.

Virginia at 7pm ET – Fmr. Governor Mark Warner is very likely to pickup our first Democratic seat of the night, currently held by Republican John Warner (no relation.) Governor Warner’s “challenger” is Jim Gilmore who ran for president last year.

North Carolina at 7:30 pm ET – Elizabeth Dole, wife of Bob Dole is at risk of losing her seat tonight. If Democrat Kay Hagan wins, Barack Obama and Democrats all across the country will have a good night as well.

Minnesota at 9pm ET – Former Comedian and radio host Al Franken has a good chance of picking up this seat from Republican Norm Coleman. Although, dirty campaigning has plagued this campaign in recent weeks, and is still an unpredictable toss up.