▁the ▁national ▁Democratic ▁party , ▁and ▁for esh adow ed ▁nation wide ▁success ▁for ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁pol ling ▁showed ▁Brown ' s ▁appro val s ▁had ▁fallen ▁and ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁compet itive ▁re - e lection ▁if ▁matched ▁against ▁Dem ocrat ▁Elizabeth ▁Warren . ▁However , ▁his ▁numbers ▁in ▁early ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁showed ▁he ▁led ▁Warren ▁by ▁ 8 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brown ' s ▁lead ▁had ▁narrow ed ▁to ▁ 2 . 3 %, ▁within ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁error . ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁several ▁pol ls ▁showed ▁Warren ▁with ▁a ▁lead ▁over ▁Brown ▁( with ▁one ▁still ▁giving ▁Brown ▁an ▁edge ). ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Elizabeth ▁Warren ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁Warren ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gar ner ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁while ▁Brown ▁won ▁ 4 6 %. ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election ▁ ▁After ▁much ▁anticip ation ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁Brown ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁Born ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁K itter y , ▁Maine , ▁to ▁parents ▁who ▁lived ▁near ▁dow nt own ▁Port sm outh , ▁Brown