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Towleroad Election '09

Elections test US voters' mood: PHOTO
People in the US states of New Jersey and Virginia have been voting to choose New governors.

Polls are closed, votes being counted: PHOTO

Griffith will be on the inside: PHOTO
Self-admitted Republican political gadfly Walter Griffith has won his bid for Luzerne County Controller. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Griffith lead Democrat Bob Morgan 25,630 versus 20,157, according to county Bureau of Election totals posted at 9:53 p.m. Independent Wil Toole was running a distant third with 7,418 votes. click image to enlarge Candidate for controller Walter Griffith grimaces over poll results early Tuesday night. FOR THE TIMES LEADER/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK click image...

Bauer Says Voters' Feeling 'Buyers Remorse'
WASHINGTON, Nov 03, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer said Tuesday night as election results revealed major shifts in the electorate since 2008 that voters are experiencing "buyers' remorse" and clearly want more "conservative change they can believe in."

81 Percent Turnout In Maine?: PHOTO
That's a staggering number from the Bangor Daily News for an off-year election. My first impulse is to disbelieve it. The marriage results, by the way, remain neck and neck.

Hialeah mayor, council incumbents win easy election victories
!!BEGIN TAG!! m4 !!END TAG!! ( Story hiaelex0 ) ( Story #45699 ) The Hialeah City Council will remain the same after the mayor and two council members cruised past challengers in Tuesday's election. With almost all precincts reporting, Mayor Julio Robaina had captured 93 percent of the vote -- far more than enough to secure his position as the leader of Miami-Dade County's second-largest city for another four years. Robaina, who bested Dr. Santiago Cardenas, said now that relatively calm...

Mayor Bloomberg Wins Third Term: PHOTO
MYFOXNY.COM - Michael R. Bloomberg has won re-election in a tighter-than-expected race, becoming the first three-term mayor since Ed Koch, the AP predicts. The billionaire self-financed his campaign for the third time, spending about $100 million to blanket airwaves with commercials and fill mailboxes with glossy, multi-page fliers to figuratively bury his opponent, Democrat William C. Thompson Jr., the city comptroller. Turnout was light, and Thompson apparently benefited from anger of...

Medico Olenginski back as prothonotary: PHOTO
Carolee Medico Olenginski will return to the office of Luzerne County Prothonotary that she held from 1997-2001. With 93 percent of precincts counted Medico Olenginski had 31,755 votes, a 10,467-vote lead over Democrat Nancy McGinley Bellas, according to figures posted at 9:53 p.m. by the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections. click image to enlarge Carolee Medico Olenginski talks to her grandchildren K.C. Medico, Angelo Kwak and Grace Lutwinsky at the Wyoming Valley Country Club before pools...

Election Results November 2009: 2009 November Elections Carry Big Implications
Election results November 2009 are important. The election results in November 2009 are 2009’s most important political event.

East Haven mayor wins second term: PHOTO
East Haven (WTNH) - East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon, who had an arrest and an ethics complaint lodged weeks before the election, will hold onto her job for a second term. Republican challenger John Finkle conceded. "People have gone out of their way to support me," Mayor Capone Almon said. Finkle's campaign included an Internet ad which highlighted Mayor Capone Almon's controversial past year; some classified this as a negative campaign. "It's funny because when people say, 'well, your ads...

Olszewski loses retention, Burke will return
In a rare rejection of a sitting judge, Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. will lose his seat for a second 10-year term if unofficial results posted by the county Bureau of Election at 9:53 p.m. hold up. With 93 percent of precincts reporting there were 30,844 votes against returning Olszewski compared to 24,715 in his favor. Read more Luzerne County Judge Elections articles click image to enlarge Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, right,...

Polls Closed in New Jersey … Let the Counting Begin for Governors Race: Christie & Corzine
  The polls have closed in the Garden State … will it be incumbent Jon Corzine or will Republican challenger Chris Christie win New Jersey’s Governorship? The last Rasmussen poll prior to the election had Christie with a 3% point lead over Corzine, 46% – 43% . CNN is stating that 6 in 10 NJ voters said in exit polling that President Barack Obama had no effect on their vote in this off-year gubernatorial election. It’s nice of CNN to provide cover for The One....

MAINE, WASHINGTON, KAZOO, HOUSTON + NYC: Live Election Coverage
Post constantly updated with new data … DEVELOPING … MAINE THE ISSUE: Question 1. A No vote upholds same-sex marriage legislation. → Live stream of "No On 1" rally. → Live results updated here and here . → Gov. John Baldacci appearing on Rachel Maddow on 11pm EST hour. • With 18% of precincts reporting, the No effort leads 52-48%. • 45% of registered voters reportedly turned out (that's 426,304 of 942,825). • Polls closed at 8pm EST....

On Election Day, the 'Oracle' is a Bloomberg shill!
The Oracle is now a shill for Bloomberg!

Republicans Sweep N.J., Va. Gov. Races
CBS News Projects Chris Christie Will Win in New Jersey, Following Bob McDonnell's Win in Virginia Previous slide Next slide (CBS/ AP)  Updated at 10:56 p.m. ET . CBS News projects that Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie will win the Governor's race in New Jersey over Democratic incumbent Jon Cozine, giving Republicans their second big win on the night. Earlier, CBS News projected that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell would win the gubernatorial election in...

2009 NYC Election: Bloomberg Leads Thompson By Small Margin: PHOTO
Left photograph of Mayor Bloomberg by Richard Drew/AP, right photograph of Comptroller Thompson by Diane Bondareff/AP The polls closed at 9 pm — now it's just a waiting game to see who who will win. We'll be watching the polls as the precincts tally votes between Mayor Bloomberg (I) and Democratic rival Bill Thompson (D). NBC News, with just 7% of precincts reporting, projects Bloomberg as the winner, with 53% of the vote to Thompson's 44%. And the NY Times, with 17% of precincts...

Kurds report U.S. pressure to accept Iraqi election deal: PHOTO
A Kurdish member of Iraq's parliament said Monday that the United States is pressuring the "highest levels of the Kurdish leadership" to accept a compromise that would dictate how national Elections would be held in January.

Republicans take Virginia in first election test for Obama (1st Lead)
Washington - Republican Bob McDonnell was elected Governor of Virginia on Tuesday, recapturing a closely watched US state that voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. The victory came in one of two states where voters on Tuesday chose Governors and other statewide offices in an election seen by pundits as an early test of Obama's popularity. The Elections in Virginia and New Jersey have garnered national attention as Republicans hope to regain ground from Obama's centre- left...

Big City Mayoral Races Share This Year's Election Spotlight: PHOTO
It's not just statewide races that drew interest and scrutiny in this year's test of voters' temperament. Mayors' races in big cities across the country also made news. These include contests in Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Houston, and Boston. Atlanta: Though Atlanta citizens are concerned about crime and the city's financial accounting problems, race is a visible reason national poll watchers are focusing on the mayoral contest. Mary Norwood, an at-large member of the City Council for eight...

McDonnell wins in Va.; Christie takes lead in NJ
Republicans wrested Virginia from the Democrats Tuesday in a one-sided sweep of top offices, and New Jersey 's unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine fought for his political life as independent voters swung behind the GOP in Elections in both states. It was a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell 's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds was a triumph for a GOP...

Snowe, Collins Refuse To Say How They Voted On Maine Gay Marriage Vote
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two Senate Republicans from Maine, have amassed outsized power by playing their legislative cards very tightly and keeping their colleagues guessing about where they stand. That practice must be addictive -- it extends to their voting habits back at home, too. The state of Maine is considering a referendum that would overturn the state's new pro-gay-marriage law and restrict the institution to opposite-sex couples. During the lead-up to the election, HuffPost...

Democrats Amesbury and Polachek Gartley win: PHOTO
With 99 percent of precincts in, Democratic candidates William Amesbury and Tina Polachek Gartley have been elected to fill two open seats on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. As of 10:43 p.m., Amesbury had 37,125 votes, followed by Gartley with 35,482. Read more Luzerne County Judge Elections articles click image to enlarge Tina Polacheck Gartley declares her victory as judge. AIMEE DILGER Photos/The Times Leader click image to enlarge Luzerne County Judge candidate William Amesbury...

New Jersey: Results Thread #2
Election Results --New Jersey Governor--11/3/09--36% Reporting Chris Christie (R) 447,960 (52%) Gov. Jon Corzine (D) 356,974 (42%) Chris Daggett (I) 47,101 (6%)

Obama 1 Year Later: US Still Hopeful?
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A year ago, crowds gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to celebrate President Obama's election victory. The atmosphere was decidedly hopeful. But a year later, Americans are increasingly expressing feelings of frustration and disappointment. A daily survey by USA Today/Gallup finds that Obama's approval rating is consistenly at 50 percent or a little above, but it's a drop from the sky-high numbers Obama saw when he was first elected. Americans reported in a Gallup survey that...