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The veto-proof majority has ended for the [Connecticut] Senate Democrats as Republican Robert Russo III won a special election Tuesday night in a district formerly represented by Democratic Senator Bill Finch.
Russo defeated Democrat Thomas A. Mulligan Jr. in an important race because it tipped the balance to 23 Democrats and 13 Republicans in the 36-member Senate.

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