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Related: Western Republicans have a few things to crow about The writer cheers up Republicans by noting that the election could have gone worse; "But you don’t sound like a republican..." Martha Marks of Republicans for Environmental Protection says conservatives have a duty to support conservation; Election day highlights from around the region WY: Republicans win; MT: Developers pay; NV: Sen. Reid, D, re-elected; WA moves to left; ID: Republicans rule; NM: Heather Wilson wins; CO: Mark Udall only Democrat to win; OR: Gov. Kitzhaber re-elected; AZ: Republicans win; UT: Gay Democrat wins.; The Republicans now own the West A state-by-state review of the national elections reveals a West given over to Republicans.; On Obama's coattails Western Democrats have reason to celebrate the 2008 election, but the old conservative West has not disappeared.

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