SENATE/HOUSE RESULTS: IL, IN, KY, MI, MD, MO, OH, WV

[J. J.]

IL falls to the GOP (MSNBC).  Obermann goofed up and called if for the Democrats, then corrected himself.  

[sg0508]

Kirk wins IL

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

OH YEAH KIRK WINS OH YEAH!!!!

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

[Franzl]

OH YEAH KIRK WINS OH YEAH!!!!

^^, although it's been clear for quite some time.

Only thing is the wave might have brought in the maniac Brady as well....which would be quite unfortunate.

[Marokai Backbeat]

OH YEAH KIRK WINS OH YEAH!!!!

^^, although it's been clear for quite some time.

Only thing is the wave might have brought in the maniac Brady as well....which would be quite unfortunate.

I eagerly await his supposed moderate voting record. We'll see how that goes.

[Franzl]

OH YEAH KIRK WINS OH YEAH!!!!

^^, although it's been clear for quite some time.

Only thing is the wave might have brought in the maniac Brady as well....which would be quite unfortunate.

I eagerly await his supposed moderate voting record. We'll see how that goes.

Even if it doesn't happen, it was still the responsible thing to do.

[Kevin]

Harry Reid has won according to Fox.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

As per NYT, WV-1 is 100% in, yet not called. Tiny lead for McKinley.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Whoa, Illinois. How you went so Republican, I still don't know. That can't feel good for Obama.

[muon2]

Whoa, Illinois. How you went so Republican, I still don't know. That can't feel good for Obama.

The combination of negative views of Washington, coupled with the scandals of Blago and budget disaster were too much for even many D-leaning voters to bear. Cook remains solid for the Dems, but CDs beyond Cook could not be sustained against this combination.

[Tender Branson]

Has anyone seen numbers from "the other Senate race" in Illinois ?

[Torie]

As per NYT, WV-1 is 100% in, yet not called. Tiny lead for McKinley.

It has been called now. The Republican conservative beat the Dem conservative by a hair. Blue dogs are being slaughtered. KY-6 survived barely and Holden in PA, and maybe one seat in Georgia, but that appears about it, that I can think of.

[Eraserhead]

Whoa, Illinois. How you went so Republican, I still don't know. That can't feel good for Obama.

It looks like they kept governorship at least even though all of the polls said they wouldn't.

[Joe Republic]

Conway won Union county by 3 votes.

[opebo]

Well thankfully it looks like Russ Carnahan has survived in MO-3.  I was very worried about him - when I visited home the area was plastered with the enemy's signs.  Troubling that it was close in Gephardts old district.

[Franzl]

Has anyone seen numbers from "the other Senate race" in Illinois ?

U.S. Senate Unexp - Special General 
Illinois - 11134 of 11209 Precincts Reporting - 99% 
 Name Party Votes Vote %
  Kirk , Mark  GOP  1,648,461  48% 
 Giannoulias , Alexi  Dem  1,591,113  46% 
 Jones , LeAlan  Grn  127,176  4% 
 Labno , Mike  Lib  94,122  3% 
 



November 03, 2010 - 06:30AM CT 
U.S. Senate - 2010 - General 
Illinois - 11134 of 11209 Precincts Reporting - 99% 
 Name Party Votes Vote %
  Kirk , Mark  GOP  1,749,941  48% 
 Giannoulias , Alexi  Dem  1,667,527  46% 
 Jones , LeAlan  Grn  115,561  3% 
 Labno , Mike  Lib  85,492  2%
 
http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/results/index.html

[Franzl]

I appear to be one of the few people that split their votes Kirk for 6 years, Jones in the special (for the lulz).

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I don't know why Gill tried again in IL-15, I did work on that campaign (advisory capacity... not fundraising...) in 2006... and he did as well as a Dem can in the district...


Still can't quite believe the 55% in Champaign county for Kirk (mind you, it's roughly the same as Brady got in the Gub. race)

[muon2]

I don't know why Gill tried again in IL-15, I did work on that campaign (advisory capacity... not fundraising...) in 2006... and he did as well as a Dem can in the district...


Still can't quite believe the 55% in Champaign county for Kirk (mind you, it's roughly the same as Brady got in the Gub. race)

I'm more surprised at his wins in the downstate Dem strongholds of Madison, St. Clair, and Rock Island. The talk for two years was about the furor of downstaters towards Chicago's control of the state and these county results seem to back that. It looks like Kirk only lost Alexander and Cook counties.

[Franzl]

I don't know why Gill tried again in IL-15, I did work on that campaign (advisory capacity... not fundraising...) in 2006... and he did as well as a Dem can in the district...


Still can't quite believe the 55% in Champaign county for Kirk (mind you, it's roughly the same as Brady got in the Gub. race)

I'm more surprised at his wins in the downstate Dem strongholds of Madison, St. Clair, and Rock Island. The talk for two years was about the furor of downstaters towards Chicago's control of the state and these county results seem to back that. It looks like Kirk only lost Alexander and Cook counties.

As you may know, I vote in Madison County. It doesn't surprise me at all....and I might not have posted it, but the margins down here are about what I would have suspected, personally.

[Sam Spade]

look who's back!

[nkpatel1279]

Democrats lost 6 seats in the US Senate including Barack Obama's old US Senate Seat in IL.
ND,AR,and IN were expected to Republican. Hoeven-ND goes from being the states popular Governor to Popular US Senator. Boozman-AR Santorumizes Blanche-D.
Coats-IN gets to be US Senator again- any chance Evan Bayh-who is running for Governor in 2012- is going to ran for the US Senate-his old US House Seat in 2022.
WI (Feingold-D narrowly loses re-election to Johnson-R)-less than 5% margin. 52-47. Johnson-R is going to be a one termer in 2016. Had Feingold-D ran a more aggressive campaign. Outcome would have been a little different.
PA(Toomey-R) narrowly defeats Sestak-D) 51-49. Same situation as WI- Had Sestak ran a more aggressive campaign- Outcome would have been a little different.  Toomey-R is going to be a one termer in 2016.
IL(Kirk-R)narrowly defeats Giannoulias-D by a 48-46.  Giannoulias-D was not the right candidate for this election cycle.  Had Hynes-D ran for the US Senate instead of Alexi. The IL US Senate Seat would have remained in the Democratic collumn. Hynes-D was a generic DEM nominee who carried little negative baggage.  Giannoulias-D should have ran for re-election as St Treasurer- He would have won re-election. then ran for US Senate  or Governor in 2014
The big question is does Giannoulias have a future in Statewide Electoral politics. Kirk-R is going to be a one termer in 2016.  

[nkpatel1279]

Democrats held onto CA,NV,and WV. due to Republicans nominating weak candidates and Boxer-CA and Reid-NV running aggressive campaigns.
I expect Bennet-CO and Murray-WA to win re-election. In CO- Bennet-D was a first time candidate- he is going to be US Senator for life. In WA- Murray-D ran against a formidable challenger during a anti DEM anti incumbent wave year.
The breakdown is going to 53-47.
US Senators like Snowe-ME,Collins-ME,Brown-MA,and Kirk-IL are going to be closely watched. Do they cooperate with Senate Democrats or the Obama Whitehouse- which may cause them to get teabagged in their upcoming re-election campaign- causing these seats to Democratic ie 2010 DE. or do they obstruct causing them especially Brown-MA and Kirk-IL to lose re-election to Democratic challenger.
The only DEM US Senate that may be a pain is going to Nelson-NE. He is going to lose re-election Heineman-assuming he runs. plus 2006 class DEM ie Tester-MT if and only if Rehberg runs. McCaskill-MO and possibly Brown-OH and Webb-VA are likely to go down in 2012. Brown-OH will survive due to Strong DEM GOTV. Brown-OH is going to be the next Russ Feingold.

[nkpatel1279]

Democrats are going to retain control of the US Senate in 2012.
Since the breakdown is going to be 53-47.  Republicans need to pick up 4 seats assuming Obama-D wins re-election.
Republicans are going to lose MA-Brown-R loses to a top tier DEM challenger. NV-look for Angle-R to challenge Ensign-R in the GOP primary. ME-Snowe-R gets teabagged.  -3R
Republicans need to win 7 Democratic held Seats in 2012.
They pick up NE,MO,MT if Rehberg-R runs. OH,VA,and WI-if OPEN are in the tossup collumn-Democratic GOTV is strong.