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It was a big night for doctors to win seats in Congress, riding the blue wave November 4, 20263:46 PM ET

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Dr. Annie Andrews, who won the race for Senate in South Carolina, talked about the measles outbreak in the state in her campaign. She's pictured at an election night party in Charleston. Mic Smith/AP hide caption

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The U.S. Senate will soon have a practicing physician who's a Democrat for the first time since 1938, with the election of Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, in South Carolina.