North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis (R) was elected to the U.S. Senate.

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NORTH CAROLINA SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THOM THUS (R) WAS ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE, unseating first term Democratic Senator Kay Hagan in what has been called the most expensive election in the nation. Tillis, a businessman, was first elected to the House in 2006. In 2010, as House Republican campaign chairman, he led his caucus to the majority for the first time in nearly 20 years, and they elected him speaker. In...