breanna keeler has more. >> reporter: the race for the white house begins after a huge night for republicans, including those eyeing a presidential bid. like new jersey governor chris christie, who is stumping and winning gop contests around the country has earned him more speculation. >> i'm flattered, but this morning what i feel is incredible pride in really great candidates across the country. >> reporter: ohio governor john kasich cruised to re-election. and governor scott walker won a close race in wisconsin, hinting he might run for the presidency as a washington outsider. >> that's the difference between washington and wisconsin. they're all against something. we are for something. >> reporter: walker, ticked off at christie for not sending more money his way. christie scuffling with kentucky senator rand paul on foreign

breanna keeler, cnn, washington. >> of course, you've got to get to 2016 first, right?the meantime, could be looking at congressional gridlock, for more on that part of this story, go to cnn.com. >>> this is a fantastic story. a woman abducted from a philadelphia street on sunday has been found alive in maryland. that's according to the fbi. also, a suspect has been arrested. the fbi says 22-year-old kalesha gaither is in good shape but has some injure yesterday. the suspect is 37-year-old delvin bonds. the victim's mother spoke to reporters on wednesday. >> she was very upset. she was crying and was just asking for me, telling me she loved me and missed me. >> what did you say to her? >> i'm going to get my baby. >> bonds is being held on a charge of attempted murder in another case in virginia. >>> cnn's jean casarez explains how authorities found the victim. >> reporter: police made the announcement a little after 7:00 last night that she had been found alive. she was sound in jessup, maryland and police say she was in the car, her abductor was pulled over to the sid

breanna keeler is in lexington for us. what's the latest there? >> reporter: hi there, wolf.fortable lead in the polls here as you heard dana say by several points. certainly very comfortable by the standards of others in close races. he is in a very tough race. it has been a tough race with alison grimes. but he's not taking anything for granted. it's a tough environment for incumbents, and mitch mcconnell is a washington mainstay. he was first elected to the senate in 1984. today he had seven events. grimes had nine events. both of them really going all out on this last day of campaigning. >> not taking any chances at all. breanna, thank you. we're watching the race in kansas why democrats certainly have a shot at taking a senate seat from republicans, even though there's no democrat on the ballot. jim sciutto is in kansas city for us. what are you seeing over there, jim? >> reporter: wolf, i'll tell you, greg orman, the independent has a message that has a lot of resonance for voters. that is d.c. is broken and the people of kansas want problem solvers, not partisans. the