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"U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is headed to the U.S. Senate after winning Tuesday's election.\u00A0Heinrich defeated former Congresswoman Heather Wilson in the race for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jeff Bingaman. Bingman served six terms in the U.S. Senate.\"This is a time of significant challenge for our nation and for New Mexico, but New Mexicans are no strangers to adversity...Together we\u00A0\u00A0will prove that the Land of Enchantment can be the land of\u00A0opportunity,\" Heinrich said.Heinrich laid out is priorities in a one-on-one interview with Action 7 News.\"Our priority has to be continuing the economic recovery, creating new jobs and also just cutting through the gridlock. The American people and the people of this state \u00A0are counting on us to get some things done,\" Heinrich said.\u00A0Wilson said in her concession speech that she hopes Heinrich is\u00A0successful\u00A0in protecting New Mexico's interests.\u00A0\"Throughout\u00A0this campaign, Martin Heinrich promised that he would always put New Mexico first. He has earned the\u00A0opportunity\u00A0to keep that promise, and we should all wish him well in that effort,\" Wilson said.\u00A0KOAT Political Analyst Brian Sanderoff called the race for Heinrich just after 10 p.m. He is New Mexico's most accurate pollster."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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