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Tuesday’s midterm elections were historic for Hispanics. For the first time ever, three Latino candidates-all of them Republicans-won top statewide offices. In New Mexico, voters elected the nation’s first Latina governor, Republican Susana Martinez. In Nevada, Republican Brian Sandoval won the governor’s race and became Nevada’s first Hispanic governor. And in Florida, Republican Marco Rubio won the U.S. Senate race.

HispanicAd.com announced the winners of the 9th Annual Excelencia Media Planning Awards at a luncheon during The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) annual conference in Miami, FL on Thursday October 7, 2010.

Winners of the HispanicAd.com Account Planning Excelencia (HAPE) awards were announced at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) Conference in Miami.

Don Browne – President of Telemundo Communications Group, Inc was honored by his peers in receiving the 2010 HispanicAd.com ‘Media Executive of the Year’ award at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies annual conference in Miami, FL on Thursday October 7, 2010.

Caleb Windover – Sr. VP Managing Director at Media Vest at 42 Degrees was honored by his peers with the “HispanicAd.com 2010 Media Planning Executive of the Year” award at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies annual conference in Miami, FL on Thursday October 7, 2010.

Melissa Quiñoy – CEO of Dallas, TX based Dieste was honored by her peers in receiving the 2010 HispanicAd.com ‘Agency Executive of the Year’ award at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies annual conference in Miami, FL on Thursday October 7, 2010.

Elias Weinstock – EVP/Chief Creative Officer of Costa Mesa, CA based Casanova Pendrill was honored by his peers as the 2010 HispanicAd.com ‘Creative Director of the Year’ award at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies annual conference in Miami, FL on Thursday October 7, 2010.