Ex-wrestling executive pinned in Conn. Senate race
By FRED LIEFBy FRED LIEF, AP Sports Writer?
?Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon walks with her ballot in hand while voting in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. McMahon and Democratic opponent Chris Murphy are vying for the Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, an independent who's retiring. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon walks with her ballot in hand while voting in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. McMahon and Democratic opponent Chris Murphy are vying for the Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, an independent who's retiring. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon puts an "I Voted Today!" sticker on her jacket after casting her ballot in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. McMahon and Democratic opponent Chris Murphy are vying for the Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, an independent who's retiring. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Florida Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Connie Mack IV, left, accompanied by his parents, father, former Florida Sen,. Connie Mack III, center, and his mother Priscilla, gestures during a visit to the Romney Ryan Victory Headquarters, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. Mack is running against Bill Nelson, D-Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Florida Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fla. autographs a campaign sign during a visit to the Romney Ryan Victory Headquarters, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. Mack is running against Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A big-spending former wrestling executive has lost her bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut on a night when sports and politics met in the same arena.
Linda McMahon, a Republican who once ran World Wrestling Entertainment, was beaten Tuesday by Democrat Chris Murphy. McMahon spent more than $42 million of her own wealth in the race for retiring independent Sen. Joe Lieberman's seat.
The great-grandson of one of baseball's most august figures lost his Senate race in Florida. Connie Mack IV, a Republican, is a descendant of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack. He was beaten by incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.
Also on the ballot are four former NFL players: Seeking congressional seats are Jon Runyan in New Jersey and Jimmy Farris in Idaho. Phil Hansen is running for the Minnesota Legislature, and Clint Didier is trying to become public lands commissioner in the state of Washington.
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