Among the incumbent Democrats to lose their seats was one of Congress’s most progressive members, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Feingold lost his re-election bid to millionaire Republican Ron Johnson, who poured over $10 million of his own fortune into the campaign. Meanwhile, in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held off a stiff challenge from tea party Republican Sharron Angle. In California, Senator Barbara Boxer held on to her seat with a win over former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Democrat Chris Coons beat out tea party Republican Christine O’Donnell in Delaware, while West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin defeated Republican John Raese. In Connecticut, the state’s attorney general Richard Blumenthal defeated Republican Linda McMahon to keep the seat of outgoing Senator Christopher Dodd in the Democratic column. McMahon spent over $40 million of her own fortune on the campaign.