Who defeated Carol Moseley Braun in the 1998 U.S Senate election?
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Peter Fitzgerald defeated Carol Moseley Braun in the 1998 U.S. Senate election. Fitzgerald was a Republican, and Braun was a Democrat. Fitzgerald was able to win the election by appealing to white voters who were concerned about crime and welfare. Braun was the first African-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and her defeat was seen as a setback for the Democratic Party.
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