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Debbie Stabenow becomes state’s 1st woman elected to U.S. Senate
November 7
Democrat Debbie Stabenow defeated incumbant Republican Spencer Abraham to become the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of Michigan on this day in 2000.