that means jean carnahan will go to the united states senate. there will be a special election in two years. >> they were calling the race in missouri for mel carnahan, and of course there were not the usual cheers that you hear. there were only tears. >> missourians clearly realized that if they voted for mel carnahan, they knew that jean carnahan was going to replace him in washington, d.c. >> that is a pick up for the democrats, so there remains the possibility that the democrats before this night is out could get close to, if not take control by one vote or so of the united states senate. >> and just 20 minutes later, the election takes another unexpected turn. >> there's no question that in a time of peace and prosperity like this for the country to have such a division like this. >> stop. george w. bush is the president elect of the united states. >> that was an incredible moment for us. a lot of hugging, a lot of high-fives, a lot of tears. we went back up to the state capitol, which was beautifully back-lit. >> that was an incredible mome