Final Hours Of Intense U.S. Senate Campaign

01.18.10 | FL News Team

Voter turnout is considered crucial for both Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley in tomorrow's special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Brown's campaign has surged in recent days with some polls indicating the race is unexpectedly close in a state that has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in the state by a three to one margin. Hundreds of Democratic activists from various states have been mobilized to make phone calls on behalf of Coakley. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Arizona Senator John McCain sent out emails urging their supporters to make phone calls for Brown.