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Archive of Elections on Wednesday July 01, 2009
MN: Franken wins Senate battle
The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared comedian-turned-politician Al Franken the winner of the state's U.S. Senate race, ending an eight-month-long election saga and giving Democrats a 60-seat majority that theoretically would allow them to block GOP filibusters. Read More
NJ: Poll finds Christie leading Corzine
A new poll finds Republican challenger Chris Christie ahead of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey's race for governor. Read More
AK: Sarah Palin story sparks Republican family feud
A hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year's GOP ticket -- tearing open fresh wounds about leaks surrounding Palin and revealing for the first time some of the internal wars that paralyzed the campaign in its final days. Read More
AL: Priscilla Dunn wins runoff for Alabama Senate 19 seat
State Rep. Priscilla Dunn of Bessemer is heading to the Alabama Senate. On Tuesday, she defeated state Rep. Merika Coleman of Hueytown in the Democratic primary runoff to fill the state Senate District 19 seat vacated by the federal conviction of E.B. McClain. Read More
AL: Ford embraces 'opportunity' to run in Senate District 28
Former Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford launched a bid to return to the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday. Read More
CA: Brown leads Newsom in fundraising race
Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown, who has yet to call himself a candidate for governor, is leading a critical race: He's attracting more high-end donors than San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the only declared candidate for 2010, according to the latest campaign reports. Read More
DE: Republicans tap Booth in race for Adams' seat
Republicans have tapped state Rep. Joe Booth, a former Georgetown mayor, to run for the Senate seat of the late Thurman Adams. Read More
IA: Rod Roberts moving toward run for governor
State Rep. Rod Roberts said he's sending Iowa Republicans a message that he's seriously considering a run for governor in 2010. Read More
IA: Fong to run against Culver in 2010
Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader Christian Fong joined the race for governor Tuesday as a candidate for the Republican nomination. Read More
IA: C.R. flood leader enters GOP governor race
Christian Fong, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader, joined the race for the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, saying Democratic Gov. Chet Culver's taxing and spending were placing an unfair burden on Iowa families. Read More
LA: Board asks for veto of lobbyist bill
The Louisiana Board of Ethics asked Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto legislation that would expand opportunities for lobbyists to bust a $50 cap when they are wining and dining legislators and other public officials. Read More
MA: Deval Patrick's dismal poll showings a boon to challengers
Gov. Deval Patrick has only himself to blame for an embarrassing poll showing a narrow win for Republican rival Christy Mihos, opposing strategists and potential challengers charged yesterday. Read More
MI: Riddle -- FBI probed $50K deal with Dems
Political consultant Sam Riddle says federal investigators have questioned $50,000 he received in 2006 from the Michigan Democratic Party-- payments he described as election year "hush money." Read More
MN: At last, a second senator for Minnesota
Al Franken, a satirist known for his biting political humor, is headed to the U.S. Senate, the survivor of an epic legal struggle that opponent Norm Coleman finally conceded he couldn't win. Read More
NJ: Corzine OKs vote-by-mail legislation
No New Jersey voter will ever again actually have to go to town hall, the firehouse or neighborhood school and stand in line to vote under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Jon Corzine. Read More
NM: Field of GOP gubernatorial candidates grows
The number of Republicans interested in being New Mexico's next governor is growing. The latest to consider a run is Doug Turner of Albuquerque, owner of DW Turner public-relations and strategic communications firm, who helped guide Gary Johnson's successful campaigns for governor. Read More
NV: Montandon takes aim at Gibbons
Red in the face and drenched in sweat, the man who would be governor trotted into his campaign headquarters Tuesday evening. Read More
NY: New York Senate Democrats claim quorum, start passing bills
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Senate Democrats have begun voting on a host of bills and declaring them passed after claiming that a Republican lawmaker walking through the chamber gave them the required quorum. Read More
NY: Blame panic in G.O.P. for standoff in Albany
Why can't New York's feuding senators act like grown-ups? Nearly a month into the Senate's bitter leadership struggle, there are few signs that the Republican and Democratic voting blocs, deadlocked in a 31-to-31 tie, are close to a deal to get back to work. Read More
NY: Glimpsing a G.O.P. passer-by, Senate Democrats grab the gavel
The latest attempt to break the State Senate's three-week-old stalemate began with a quest for caffeine. Read More
OK: Oklahoma senator Tom Adelson announces Tulsa mayoral candidacy
Democrat State Sen. Tom Adelson announced Wednesday that he will run for Tulsa mayor. Read More
RI: Carcieri pushes for expanded R.I. Ethics Code
Governor Carcieri on Tuesday urged the General Assembly to give voters a chance to extend the state's Ethics Code to cover legislative votes and other official actions taken by Rhode Island lawmakers. Read More
SC: Man who would succeed Sanford has own baggage
With every word South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) utters about his extramarital affair, his would-be successor leaps closer to a job that he wants dearly but that many leaders in the state's fractured Republican Party have been scheming to keep from him. Read More
SC: Criminal probe darkens Sanford's political prospects
Just as South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford seemed to turn the corner on surviving a scandal that threatened to unseat him, an official criminal investigation will probe whether the governor broke any state laws while conducting a transnational tryst with an Argentinian mom and former TV reporter. Read More
SC: New sex revelations fuel calls for resignation
Six of 27 members of the conservative Senate Republican Caucus Tuesday night issued a letter calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. Read More
TN: Gubernatorial hopefuls pull out all stops for cash
Tennessee gubernatorial candidates hosted last-minute fundraisers and made final pleas for online contributions Tuesday, hoping to plump up campaign war chests before one of the 2010 race's first real tests — results from first-quarter fundraising. Read More
TN: Ethics-finance merger becomes law
Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into a law a merger of the Tennessee Ethics Commission and the state Registry of Election Finance. Read More
TN: New Republican group woos Latinos
A new Republican group is eyeing Tennessee's growing number of Latino voters, attempting to organize them in time for the 2010 gubernatorial election. Read More
TX: Perry insists on short special session agenda
Gov. Rick Perry is being pressed to add issues ranging from children's health care to voter identification to the agenda of the special session that begins Wednesday, but his answer is still no. Read More
TX: Kirk Watson raised money AT Perry's, not WITH Gov. Perry
An array of state officials, including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus, were squeezing in political fund-raisers this week in advance of the special legislative session starting Wednesday. Read More
US: Abortion foes try again on 'personhood' amendments
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Abortion opponents in Colorado and Montana want to try again to pass amendments giving human rights to embryos. Read More
WI: 'Frankenstein' veto returns from the grave
So, voters, you thought you banned the "Frankenstein" veto last year? Not so fast. Read More
WI: Republican Neumann filing for guv's race
A spokesman for Republican Mark Neumann says he intends to file for governor on Wednesday. Read More
WI: Neumann to make GOP gubernatorial bid official
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann is to make official Wednesday his Republican bid for governor in 2010, touting his private-sector experience as the necessary antidote to high state taxes and spending. Read More
Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Read More |
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