GOP Rushing to Defend Blunt

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/roy-blunt-ad-buy-senate-republicans-228373

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Btw: When was the last time a Republican Senator lost reelection while his or her party's presidential nominee won their state? It almost happened in Montana in 2000, but it's very rare.

Missouri 2000 (John Ashcroft). Funny since this is a Missouri thread, too.

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It's been even longer since it happened to a Democrat. (1992, I believe)

1992 can be marked with an asterisk, as the Democrat in Georgia won the first round on election day with a plurality, but lost to Coverdell in the runoff, meaning his defeat did not happen at the same time that Clinton carried Georgia. Unless there was another race I forgot.

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It's been even longer since it happened to a Democrat. (1992, I believe)

I believe Tom Daschle lost his seat in 2004 to John Thune by ~4000 votes.

But Bush won South Dakota comfortably. The question is asking about incumbent Senators who lose reelection in Presidential years even as his or her party's nominee carries their home state.