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Archive of Elections on Thursday November 05, 2009
Tuesday's winners now must govern
TODAY'S TAKE: Republicans who won gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday (Nov. 3) already are turning their attention to the very different challenge of governing during the Great Recession. Read More
US: Republican victories in Va., N.J. hinged on economic worries
Voters worried about jobs and the shaky economy helped drive Republican gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey, according to exit polls, adding political urgency to Democratic efforts to combat the nation's surging unemployment rate. Read More
AR: Beebe's poll numbers strong
A new poll shows Gov. Mike Beebe's approval rating remains high, though not quite as high as it was a few months ago. Read More
AZ: Budget losses at polls worry Valley schools
The economy apparently was on voters' minds Tuesday when they walked into Valley voting booths to address school-district spending through bonds and budget overrides. Read More
AZ: Brewer to announce gubernatorial bid
Gov. Jan Brewer today will formally announce her intent to seek a full, four-year term in 2010, multiple sources close to the Governor's Office tell The Arizona Republic. Read More
CA: Schwarzenegger has plum position to fill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a plum political post to dole out after Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is sworn into Congress today, vacating the No. 2 slot in California government. Read More
CA: Who replaces Garamendi?
Now that Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has won the 10th congressional district race, here's what happens next: Read More
CA: Gavin Newsom laying low - reportedly in Hawaii
After months in the public spotlight, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has vanished since he dropped out of the gubernatorial race Friday and is reportedly spending the week in Hawaii with his wife and baby daughter. Read More
CO: Panel proposes letting voters amend Colorado constitution to ease budget woes
A panel looking at the state's long-term budget problems recommended legislation on Wednesday to give voters the chance to overhaul the state constitution in 2012. Read More
CO: Big ballot plans may be a "no" go in Colorado
The Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts will continue to operate in aging, asbestos-filled buildings. Aurora will close four of its seven libraries. Read More
CO: Sticky bud, green energy get nod from Colorado ski-country voters
Things just got a whole lot greener in Colorado's high country. Read More
CT: Strong showing in municipal elections has state GOP looking ahead
The morning after Republican candidates rumbled to victory in municipal elections around the state, the party's chairman was engaging in some end-zone celebration. Read More
CT: Keep it local -- Taxes, schools, personalities occupied voters
In Connecticut, voters appeared to focus on what really mattered to them: local school spending, property taxes, land acquisition and town services. Read More
CT: Ned Lamont exploring run for governor
In a move that sharply changed the dynamics of the governor's race, Greenwich multimillionaire Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that he has formed a committee to explore a possible run for governor. Read More
FL: More friction likely in state GOP
Florida voters can expect to see more anti-President Obama "tea parties" as conservatives nationwide turn their attention to the U.S. Senate race. Read More
HI: Hawaii GOP sees good omen in mainland victories
Hawaii Republicans hope the GOP victories this week in New Jersey and Virginia will buoy their own campaigns next year. Read More
IA: Lawmaker targets Iowa justices who backed same-sex marriage
Rod Roberts, a five-term state representative, said Wednesday he will oppose three members of the Iowa Supreme Court who ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in Iowa when they come up for a retention vote on next year's general election ballot. Read More
IA: Governor race profile -- Struggles of son give Vander Plaats focus
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- Perhaps it's not surprising that Vander Plaats can tap a ready reservoir of perseverance as he pursues his third campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. Read More
IA: Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty in Dsm Saturday
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be in Iowa Saturday to speak at a Republican fundraiser and took a few minutes to speak with reporters via phone. Read More
IL: GOP gubernatorial candidates to debate
The seven Republicans running for Illinois governor are squaring off in a debate. Read More
IL: New Illinois Republican chairman wants to lay down law on attack ads
Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady said today that he and top party officials will call out the party's primary candidates if they believe negative advertising has "crossed the line." Read More
IL: During GOP debate, keep Cellini, Kjellander in mind
Illinois Republicans running for governor are breaking a sweat these days, thwacking former Democratic Gov. Rod "Dead Meat" Blagojevich for corruption and ridiculous hair. Read More
IN: School referendums' results offer no clear trend
Voters in some of this week's three Marion County school referendums delivered clear answers but not many clues for other area school administrators preparing to make their own appeals at the polls. Read More
IN: High stakes for Indiana casinos
The state's gaming industry must adapt quickly to a new reality: competition from Ohio. Read More
KS: Kansas GOP weighs in on Tuesday's national election results
The Kansas Republican Party says last night's big wins for the GOP show Americans are unconvinced by Democratic health care proposals and the economic stimulus package. Read More
KS: Statehouse Live: Death penalty repeal set for debate next session; Parkinson moves away from tax increase; State GOP comments on elections
A proposal to abolish the Kansas death penalty will be considered by lawmakers during the second week of the 2010 legislative session, the committee chair said Wednesday. Read More
KY: Paul chides rivals for skipping forum
Republican Rand Paul criticized his three chief rivals in the race for U.S. Senate for not attending a public forum for the candidates Wednesday at the University of Kentucky. Read More
KY: Ohio casino vote stirs sense of urgency in Kentucky, Indiana
Top officials in Kentucky and Indiana urged quick action Wednesday to protect their states' interests in response to Tuesday's decision by Ohio voters to authorize casino gambling. Read More
MA: Historic wins for black, Latino and female mayors
Minority candidates made history in Massachusetts mayoral elections Tuesday, while it was a mixed result for many long-term incumbents. Read More
MD: Ehrlich eyes wins by GOP for 2010 run
Former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) said that Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey would figure prominently in his thinking about a possible comeback next year, and Democrats downplayed the meaning of the results for Maryland, where their party is more dominant. Read More
MD: Republican Pappas bows out of governor's race
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Mike Pappas, the first Republican to wade into the 2010 gubernatorial contest in Maryland, is dropping out and throwing his support behind another GOP candidate, Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. Read More
MD: Republicans say 'change' issue favors them
WASHINGTON — The second "change" election in a row could add fresh momentum to a heavyweight rematch in Maryland next year between Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Republican predecessor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Read More
ME: Gay rights rebuke may change approach
They had far more money and volunteers, and geography was on their side, given that New England has been more accepting of same-sex marriage than any other region of the country. Read More
ME: High emotion, beliefs drove gay-vows vote Churches crucial in victory of Yes on 1, organizer says
Craig Kramer, of South China, made phone calls and contacted friends to make sure they voted Tuesday, one of hundreds of volunteers who helped defeat gay marriage at the polls. Read More
ME: Marriage form updated for gender neutrality
State officials on Wednesday lamented the unfortunate timing of an updated marriage license form sent recently to Maine municipalities that seemed to be preparing for the same-sex marriage law to be upheld. Read More
ME: What's next with reorganization of schools?
With the prospect of a repeal of the school district consolidation law now behind them, the state Department of Education and the Legislature will be faced with deciding what to do next with the controversial law. Read More
ME: Maine fifth state to allow pot dispensaries
PORTLAND, Maine — Voters approved a referendum making Maine the fifth state to allow retail pot dispensaries, but medical marijuana advocates say it won't become like California, where hundreds of marijuana shops have popped up and come under critical scrutiny. Read More
ME: Urban, rural divide defines differing views on marriage
One day after failing at the polls as the nation watched, supporters of same-sex marriage in Maine said Wednesday they were dispirited but not defeated as they vowed to continue what they regard as a civil rights fight. Read More
MI: Democrats, GOP spin Mike Nofs' win in 19th District
Republican and Democratic party leaders had vastly different takes on the significance of Tuesday's lopsided victory for the GOP in the state Senate race in the 19th District, which includes all of Calhoun County and most of Jackson County. Read More
MN: Election judges take matters in hand to determine close races
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Though sometimes called instant-runoff voting, it's anything but. Votes are being counted by hand in cases where no one won 50 percent plus one vote. Read More
MN: Somewhere, the next Jesse Ventura might be waiting
While a large pack of Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates has roamed across Minnesota for months clamoring for attention, the state's third and smallest "major party," the Independence Party, has yet to field a single credible contender. Read More
NC: Senate majority leader to quit
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, one of North Carolina's most powerful and colorful lawmakers, announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the legislature. Read More
NC: Sen. Hagan drops backing for judge
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A state judge ruled in favor of a company that includes U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's husband a week after she recommended that judge for a possible lifetime federal appointment. Read More
NJ: Christie pledges fight on taxes and business rules
Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie of New Jersey, basking in praise from Republicans who hailed him as the party's new star, said Wednesday that he would move quickly to suspend new regulations on business and find ways to lower crushing property taxes, the nation's highest. Read More
NJ: How Corzine failed to connect
In many ways, it seemed like a perfect fit. Jon S. Corzine, one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, came to Trenton in 2006 to lead one of the most liberal states in the nation. Read More
NJ: Inability to lower taxes helped cost Gov. Corzine his job
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- In the end, Republican Chris Christie was propelled into the New Jersey governorship by the same force that pushed him so far ahead in early polls in the year-long campaign: angry, widespread resentment over the state's finances, especially the property taxes that incumbent Jon S. Corzine was elected promising to cut. Read More
NJ: Corzine's reelection bid nearly abandoned as White House concerns grew
It was the great urban legend of the campaign: With the White House worried, a frustrated Governor Corzine was having second thoughts and came close to aborting his re-election bid. Read More
NJ: Daggett loss accents two-party dominance
As Chris Daggett supporters washed away defeat with drinks and good cheer in the post-concession hours Tuesday night, two Rutgers student volunteers sat at a table inside the campaign's Dolce Hotel headquarters in Basking Ridge, N.J., pondering the big picture. Read More
NJ: GOP -- Christie election a sign to drop health care, climate initiatives
Chris Christie's defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey was a sign voters want Congress to drop controversial health care and climate change bills and focus instead on the economy, Republicans in Washington argued Wednesday. Read More
NJ: Christie urges bipartisanship
A day after becoming the first Republican in a dozen years to capture the Statehouse, Governor-elect Chris Christie on Wednesday went to the Democratic bastion of Newark and urged bipartisanship after a divisive campaign. Read More
NJ: Christie sets sights on property taxes
Chris Christie said he will lower New Jersey's notoriously high property taxes, not with a "silver bullet," but by following the deliberate approach voters approved — a mix of spending checks and more shared services. Read More
NJ: Election upsets alter political landscape
It was politics as usual in many local and legislative races as incumbents prevailed, but challengers' victories in Hopewell Township, Trenton, Lawrence and Hopewell Borough could lead to some serious shake-ups. Read More
NM: GOP targets Denish on stimulus funds
State Republicans on Wednesday attacked Lt. Gov. Diane Denish for using thousands of dollars in federal funds to hire public information officers who were paid not only for organizing news conferences and writing news releases and speeches, but for working on Christmas cards, driving Denish to meetings and picking her up at the airport. Read More
NM: Denish, running for governor, steps into budgetary fray
Anyone interpreting Republican victories in New Jersey and Virginia's governor's races Tuesday as a harbinger of a GOP upset next year in New Mexico, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has a ready reply. Read More
NY: Some N.Y. voters uncomfortable with new system
Change isn't always easy, and that came through this week in the comments of voters who marked paper ballots and scanned them into machines, rather than the old-fashioned way of pulling mechanical levers, election officials said. Read More
NY: Election results a warning for incumbents heading into 2010
Voters on Tuesday elected Republican challengers in many county races across the state, a sign of widespread displeasure with high taxes in the suburbs and an anti-incumbent backlash, political leaders and experts said. Read More
OH: Analysis -- Casinos finally hit payoff
By spending $50 million -- or about $30 per "yes" vote -- backers of Issue 3 financed a top-shelf campaign to persuade Ohio voters by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent to amend the state constitution and permit four casinos to operate in the state. Read More
OH: Vets' bonuses about year away
Veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan and the surviving families of those who died shouldn't expect to receive the one-time bonuses Ohio voters approved for them Tuesday for at least a year. Read More
OH: Issue 3 backers promise to open all four casinos within three years
Now that Dan Gilbert and a Pennsylvania gambling company have won the lucrative sweepstakes for exclusive rights to build four casinos in Ohio, when exactly will they build them? Read More
OH: Ohio's voter turnout rebounds
With a hotly contested casino issue and two other statewide issues on Tuesday's ballot, more than 40 percent of registered Ohio voters cast ballots, unofficial results show. Read More
OH: ANALYSIS -- Casinos finally hit payoff
By spending $50 million -- or about $30 per "yes" vote -- backers of Issue 3 financed a top-shelf campaign to persuade Ohio voters by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent to amend the state constitution and permit four casinos to operate in the state. Read More
OH: Casino foes vow to continue fight
Developers of a Columbus casino approved in Tuesday's election pledged yesterday to win over skeptics with a first-class facility, even as calls increased for another ballot issue next year to "fix" the proposal. Read More
OH: Ohio schools didn't fare badly
Statewide, voters approved 59 percent of 175 tax requests for school operations and construction, virtually identical to the 58 percent approval rate in November elections during the past decade, the Ohio Department of Education said. Read More
OH: Ohio voters approve 81% of library levies
In Tuesday's election, Ohioans in most cases did what Gov. Ted Strickland and state lawmakers would not do -- support local libraries, mental health-related services and public children's agencies. Read More
PA: Republicans have reason to crow about Tuesday
Was it only a year ago that, on the day after an election, Republican State Chairman Robert A. Gleason Jr. said he had never felt so glum about GOP prospects in Pennsylvania? Read More
PA: GOP had a good day in Pennsylvania
Republican candidates' robust showings across Pennsylvania Tuesday raised GOP hopes for the next year's state and congressional elections. Read More
PA: Election trends seem to favor Republicans, but sample very small
While Democrats and Republicans sought to spin the results of Tuesday's elections in their favor, political observers say the results of races across Pennsylvania and the country show an electorate fed up with the status quo. Read More
PA: Women begin to dominate state appellate courts
She faced a 1.2 million voter registration deficit and snared significantly less in campaign contributions than her opponent. Read More
SC: Barrett presses rivals on detainee issue
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett found out Wednesday his Republican rivals for governor are willing to disagree even when they agree on an issue - housing terrorism suspects in Charleston. Read More
TX: UH poised to raise admission standards
The University of Houston moved Wednesday to raise its admission standards, one day after voters approved a measure to boost the stature of the university and several other Texas schools. Read More
TX: Texans tweak their constitution, yet again
For the 467th time, Texans voted on Tuesday to modify the state's constitution, approving 11 changes on issues including beach access, property rights and university finances. But that doesn't mean all the voters were quite sure what they were approving. Read More
US: As GOP celebrates wins, internal ideological battles remain
A rebounding Republican Party is savoring victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S. Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological fissures within its ranks over how best to reclaim power. Read More
US: Energized G.O.P. looking to avoid an intraparty feud
WASHINGTON — Republicans emerged from Tuesday's elections energized by victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but their leaders immediately began maneuvering to avoid a prolonged battle with conservative activists over what the party stands for and how to regain power. Read More
US: Democrats to use election to push agenda in Congress
WASHINGTON — Blaming election setbacks on a drop in voter enthusiasm, Congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey — and a striking House win in New York — should give new urgency to their legislative agenda, including a sweeping health care overhaul. Read More
UT: Shurtleff drops out of U.S. Senate race
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff stunned Utah politicians Wednesday by abruptly dropping out of the U.S. Senate race, saying he needs time to work with his daughter who is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Read More
VA: GOP comes back in North Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- When Charlie Ambrus was asked why he, as a lifelong Democrat and enthusiastic Obama voter, stumped for a Republican candidate for the state legislature this fall, he answered simply: "She came to my door." Read More
VA: McDonnell team rose to challenge in darkest hour
In a 15-hour RV swing through Northern Virginia in late August, there wasn't really time for Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor, to stop along a residential street in West Springfield. Read More
VA: McDonnell announces transition committee
In his first day as governor-elect, Bob McDonnell yesterday announced his transition committee leaders, including Tom Farrell, chairman and CEO of the state's largest utility, Dominion Resources. Read More
VA: McDonnell plans transition, says Obama called him
Hours after his landslide election victory, sleep-deprived Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell on Wednesday fielded congratulatory phone calls from well-wishers including President Barack Obama before meeting with a horde of reporters wanting to know his transition plans and what the Republican dominance on election night portends. Read More
VA: Va. Republicans pledge to steer toward center
RICHMOND, Va. -- Despite winning the governor's race by a 17-percentage point blowout, Virginia Republicans insisted Wednesday that they had gained no broad mandate and would make their top priority the pragmatic platform that drove voters to the polls. Read More
WA: Referendum 71 margin of approval increases slightly
The narrow lead in votes to approve Referendum 71 widened slightly with the latest tally released by the Secretary of State's Office. Read More
WA: Gay-rights support stops at Cascades
Every county east of the Cascades rejected Referendum 71 — some by resounding margins. Read More
WA: Gay rights measure extends lead
Referendum 71, which would uphold the state's new "everything but marriage" law for gay domestic partners, edged closer to passage after the latest vote count Wednesday Read More
WI: No talk of governorship with Obama, Barrett says
The Democrats are still looking for a single major candidate to enter the 2010 governor's race. Read More
WV: West Virginia Casinos Aren't Worried — Yet
WHEELING, W.V. -- Officials at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort and at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack said they don't expect any roulette wheels to spin at proposed Ohio casinos for at least two years. Read More
WY: Tea Party brigade holds rally in Cheyenne
Hundreds gathered in front of the State Capitol on Tuesday as the Tea Party Express II held a rally to inspire local conservative voters to action. Read More |
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