Update to remove grammar errors: With higher than expected turnout — despite snow and rain blanketing much of the state — Brown won with 51.9\% of the vote, as Coakley lagged behind closely with 47.1\% of the vote in a state generally considered to be heavily Democratic.
With higher than expected turnout — despite snow and rain blanketing much of the state — Brown won with 51.9\% of the vote, as Coakley lagged behind closely with 47.1\% of the vote in a state generally considered to be heavily Democrat.