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Poll: Kirk Benefits From Voter Dissatisfaction
CHICAGO (AP) -- Republican Mark Kirk won President Barack Obama's former U.S.. Senate seat with the help of independent and male voters and people worried about the economy.

Results from an Associated Press exit poll show that Illinois voters didn't appear overly enthusiastic about Kirk, a five-term congressman, or his opponent, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.

But polls show Kirk won big in counties outside Chicago and downstate. That helped him offset Giannoulias' solid majorities in heavily Democratic Chicago and Cook County.

A tight governor's race between Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bill Brady remained undecided into Wednesday.

The survey of more than 2,400 Illinois voters was conducted by Edison Research.

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Methodology details: surveys.ap.org/exitpolls/

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11 03 10 by Newsroom
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