The Obama administration will come into office alongside an increased Democratic majority in Congress. Democrats picked up five seats in the Senate but appeared to fall short of the sixty needed to overcome Republican filibusters. In North Carolina, State Senator Kay Hagan ousted Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, former Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen defeated Republican Senator John Sununu in a rematch from 2002. Democrats Mark Warner of Virginia and the cousins Tom Udall of New Mexico and Mark Udall of Colorado all won seats vacated by retiring Republicans. Four key races remain unresolved in Alaska, Oregon, Minnesota and Georgia. In Minnesota, Republican Senator Norm Coleman is in a virtual dead-heat with Democratic challenger Al Franken. A recount is expected in their race. In the House, Democrats increased their majority by defeating twelve Republican incumbents and picking up nine open seats vacated by Republicans retiring their seats. In Connecticut, Democratic challenger Jim Himes defeated twenty-two-year incumbent Republican Congress member Chris Shays, giving Democrats every House seat from New England.