Nov 7th - MA, OH, PA, GA, ME - Mayor, Referendum, PA Supreme Court ONLY

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Tonight was just a complete disaster for Trump and the GOP. 2018 is going to be miserable for them. Plus they lost control of the Gerrymandering process for Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Republicans lost the Supreme Court Majority in 2015, not tonight.

In fact, that on the heels of Wolf's win in 2014, was used to shoot down any talk of Trump winning the state in 2016, and we saw how that turned out.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Republicans do not have a veto proof majority in the PA House.

Correct.

The hacks on both sides in this thread need to chill out. 

[Badger]

Mundy in the lead!

The War on Whites is averted! Krazen rejoices in parents' basement by opening a fresh bag of Dorito's, and orders his second pie of the night.

[NewYorkExpress]

A couple of pieces of news from New York.

The Independence Party candidate in Syracuse, Ben Walsh, has won.

Also, Rob Astorino is in big trouble in the race for Westchester County Executive. He trails George Latimer 58-42 with 48% of the vote in. If Astornio loses, that's a big win for Governor Cuomo, as Astornio was considered likely to run against him again in 2018...

[Virginiá]

Republicans do not have a veto proof majority in the PA House.

It's pretty funny that krazen has been reduced to gloating over a PA Supreme Court race that the Republican won by a slim margin. We all know he would gladly gloat over any race he could. In the end it's still 5 - 2 Democratic and that does not bode well for GOP redistricting prospects.

Either way, what he said sounds like something the RNC would say. The PAGOP has lost control of at least legislative redistricting, and if Wolf hangs on, Congressional as well. And I highly doubt PA Republicans will be padding their legislative majority in 2018.

[Badger]

All races below can be called for the leading candidate:


MA Results:

Mayor - Boston - General
250 of 255 Precincts Reporting - 98%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Walsh, Marty (i)   NP   67,194   65%
Jackson, Tito   NP   35,397   35%

Mayor - Framingham - General
18 of 18 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Spicer, Yvonne   NP   9,128   59%
Stefanini, John   NP   6,455   41%

Mayor - Lawrence - General
24 of 24 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Rivera, Dan (i)   NP   7,965   51%
Lantigua, William   NP   7,525   49%

Mayor - Newton - General
32 of 32 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Fuller, Ruthanne   NP   12,405   51%
Lennon, Scott   NP   12,061   49%


OH:

Issue - 1 - Expand Crime Victim Rights - General
8089 of 8909 Precincts Reporting - 91%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Yes   NPA   1,806,369   83%
No   NPA   380,570   17%

Issue - 2 - Cap State Agency Drug Costs - General
8088 of 8909 Precincts Reporting - 91%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
No   NPA   1,737,520   80%
Yes   NPA   444,548   20%

ME:

Question - 1 - Allow York Casino or Slots - Ballot Issue
Citizens Initiative
453 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 78%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   No   233,568   83%
Yes   47,262   17%

Question - 2 - Expand Medicaid Eligibility - Ballot Issue
Citizens Initiative
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   165,107   59%
No   115,456   41%

Question - 3 - Allow Infrastructure Bonds - Ballot Issue
Bond Issue
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   200,501   72%
No   78,562   28%

Question - 4 - Stabilize Pension Funding - Ballot Issue
Constitutional Amendment
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   169,571   63%
No   100,292   37%

PA:

Mayor - Allentown - General
39 of 58 Precincts Reporting - 67%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Pawlowski, Ed (i)   Dem   3,253   52%
Hyman, Nat   GOP   2,528   41%
Ingram, John   Oth   295   5%
Tembo, Solomon   Oth   134   2%

Mayor - Erie - General
63 of 63 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Schember, Joe   Dem   10,073   53%
Persinger, John   GOP   8,816   47%

Mayor - Harrisburg - General
Uncontested race, no results will be reported.
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Papenfuse, Eric (i)   Dem   0   0

Mayor - Lancaster - General
39 of 39 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Sorace, Danene   Dem   4,752   73%
Stewart, Cindy   GOP   1,463   23%
Dastra, Tony   Ind   147   2%
Nesbitt, Zac   Ind   69   1%
Chandler, Woody   NPA   65   1%

Mayor - Pittsburgh - General
Uncontested race, no results will be reported.
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Peduto, Bill (i)   Dem   0   0

Mayor - Scranton - General
28 of 48 Precincts Reporting - 58%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Courtright, William (i)   Dem   3,532   51%
Mulligan, Jim   GOP   3,446   49%

Mayor - State College - General
17 of 19 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Hahn, Don   Dem   2,265   55%
Black, Michael   GOP   1,304   32%
Madrid, Ron   Ind   562   14%

Mayor - York - General
17 of 17 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Bracey, Kim (i)   Dem   1,987   97%
Moser, Dave   Lib   63   3%

Supreme Court - Retain Saylor - Retention
7149 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 78%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   755,241   68%
No   350,541   32%

Supreme Court - Retain Todd - Retention
6990 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 76%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   771,304   71%
No   314,694   29%

Amendment - Expand Homestead Tax Exclusion - Ballot Issue
Permit Leg to enact law
6983 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 76%
Name   Votes   Vote %
Yes   649,209   53%
No   571,982   47%



Still too close to call for the open supreme court race in PA and for Atlanta Mayor in GA

How the hell are Democratic candidates for mayor squeaking by in Erie, Scranton, and to a lesser degree Allentown, but romping huge in Lancaster and York?

[krazen1211]

Republicans do not have a veto proof majority in the PA House.

Your mistake is thinking that one is necessary for redistricting.

[DrScholl]

All races below can be called for the leading candidate:


MA Results:

Mayor - Boston - General
250 of 255 Precincts Reporting - 98%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Walsh, Marty (i)   NP   67,194   65%
Jackson, Tito   NP   35,397   35%

Mayor - Framingham - General
18 of 18 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Spicer, Yvonne   NP   9,128   59%
Stefanini, John   NP   6,455   41%

Mayor - Lawrence - General
24 of 24 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Rivera, Dan (i)   NP   7,965   51%
Lantigua, William   NP   7,525   49%

Mayor - Newton - General
32 of 32 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Fuller, Ruthanne   NP   12,405   51%
Lennon, Scott   NP   12,061   49%


OH:

Issue - 1 - Expand Crime Victim Rights - General
8089 of 8909 Precincts Reporting - 91%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Yes   NPA   1,806,369   83%
No   NPA   380,570   17%

Issue - 2 - Cap State Agency Drug Costs - General
8088 of 8909 Precincts Reporting - 91%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
No   NPA   1,737,520   80%
Yes   NPA   444,548   20%

ME:

Question - 1 - Allow York Casino or Slots - Ballot Issue
Citizens Initiative
453 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 78%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   No   233,568   83%
Yes   47,262   17%

Question - 2 - Expand Medicaid Eligibility - Ballot Issue
Citizens Initiative
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   165,107   59%
No   115,456   41%

Question - 3 - Allow Infrastructure Bonds - Ballot Issue
Bond Issue
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   200,501   72%
No   78,562   28%

Question - 4 - Stabilize Pension Funding - Ballot Issue
Constitutional Amendment
452 of 584 Precincts Reporting - 77%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   169,571   63%
No   100,292   37%

PA:

Mayor - Allentown - General
39 of 58 Precincts Reporting - 67%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Pawlowski, Ed (i)   Dem   3,253   52%
Hyman, Nat   GOP   2,528   41%
Ingram, John   Oth   295   5%
Tembo, Solomon   Oth   134   2%

Mayor - Erie - General
63 of 63 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Schember, Joe   Dem   10,073   53%
Persinger, John   GOP   8,816   47%

Mayor - Harrisburg - General
Uncontested race, no results will be reported.
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Papenfuse, Eric (i)   Dem   0   0

Mayor - Lancaster - General
39 of 39 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Sorace, Danene   Dem   4,752   73%
Stewart, Cindy   GOP   1,463   23%
Dastra, Tony   Ind   147   2%
Nesbitt, Zac   Ind   69   1%
Chandler, Woody   NPA   65   1%

Mayor - Pittsburgh - General
Uncontested race, no results will be reported.
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Peduto, Bill (i)   Dem   0   0

Mayor - Scranton - General
28 of 48 Precincts Reporting - 58%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Courtright, William (i)   Dem   3,532   51%
Mulligan, Jim   GOP   3,446   49%

Mayor - State College - General
17 of 19 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
   Hahn, Don   Dem   2,265   55%
Black, Michael   GOP   1,304   32%
Madrid, Ron   Ind   562   14%

Mayor - York - General
17 of 17 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Bracey, Kim (i)   Dem   1,987   97%
Moser, Dave   Lib   63   3%

Supreme Court - Retain Saylor - Retention
7149 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 78%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   755,241   68%
No   350,541   32%

Supreme Court - Retain Todd - Retention
6990 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 76%
Name   Votes   Vote %
   Yes   771,304   71%
No   314,694   29%

Amendment - Expand Homestead Tax Exclusion - Ballot Issue
Permit Leg to enact law
6983 of 9165 Precincts Reporting - 76%
Name   Votes   Vote %
Yes   649,209   53%
No   571,982   47%



Still too close to call for the open supreme court race in PA and for Atlanta Mayor in GA

How the hell are Democratic candidates for mayor squeaking by in Erie, Scranton, and to a lesser degree Allentown, but romping huge in Lancaster and York?

Lancaster and York have fairly high minority populations.

[Badger]

True, but probably no higher than Scranton, and almost surely not Erie.


Edit: Whoa! I stand corrected. They have similar-ish AA% populations, but I had no idea York and Lancaster had so many Hispanics. The population of both is just barely majority non-hispanic white.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Atlanta Mayor goes to a runoff:

Name   Party   Votes   Vote %
Bottoms, Keisha Lance   NPD   21,373   27%
Norwood, Mary   NPD   16,056   20%
Woolard, Cathy   NPD   12,672   16%
Aman, Peter   NPD   8,229   10%
Fort, Vincent   NPD   7,907   10%
Mitchell, Ceasar   NPD   7,829   10%
Hall, Kwanza   NPD   3,566   5%
Eaves, John   NPD   1,004   1%
Ammanamanchi, Rohit   NPD   139   0%
Sterling, Michael   NPD   90   0%
Wrightson, Glenn   NPD   84   0%
King, Laban   NPD   0   0%

[krazen1211]

Mundy's margin approaching 5%!

[VPH]

Also Dems held onto an open Trump seat in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, HD 109.

[Badger]

Mundy's margin approaching 5%!

It must be hard for you, seeing everything you believe in and like gloating over crash down around you, and holding on to Mundy out of sheer stark terror.

It's like if one took a scared child awoken from a scary dream squeezing piteously at his teddy. And then you cross it with a basement dwelling white power neckbeard who has no life outside trolling an on-line politics forum.

So sad.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Mundy's margin approaching 5%!

It must be hard for you, seeing everything you believe in and like gloating over crash down around you, and holding on to Mundy out of sheer stark terror.

It's like if one took a scared child awoken from a scary dream squeezing piteously at his teddy. And then you cross it with a basement dwelling white power neckbeard who has no life outside trolling an on-line politics forum.

So sad.

That race is the one bright spot in a very difficult election night for Republicans (and one I expected to lose).  Of course we will look for consolation where we can get it.

[Badger]

Mundy's margin approaching 5%!

It must be hard for you, seeing everything you believe in and like gloating over crash down around you, and holding on to Mundy out of sheer stark terror.

It's like if one took a scared child awoken from a scary dream squeezing piteously at his teddy. And then you cross it with a basement dwelling white power neckbeard who has no life outside trolling an on-line politics forum.

So sad.

That race is the one bright spot in a very difficult election night for Republicans (and one I expected to lose).  Of course we will look for consolation where we can get it.

Unlike a certain other poster, that's a classy, non-asshole way of saying it.

[Gass3268]

I know this wasn't an included topic, but Democrats kicked major butt tonight in the Connecticut Town Council races.

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[Dr. Arch]

I know this wasn't an included topic, but Democrats kicked major butt tonight in the Connecticut Town Council races.

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Democratic wave all over the place

[Badger]

Mundy up 3%. Bob Casey is squealing seeing these results.

Dude, I hope you're trolling. The turnout is so low that that the amount of people who voted equals the population of Arizona, Pennsylvania would never vote against a Casey, and that we still won 3/4 superior court seats. This means nothing and Bob is comfortably sitting back and watching which GOP goon will come out to get steamrolled by him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkPEj3g25I
The Democrats used to win low turnout elections in Pennsylvania. And also high turnout elections in Pennsylvania. Then the blue wall was smashed by Donald Trump.

Barletta is ready and able to assemble the 2.9 million Trump voters that won this state.

[GoldenMainer]

Wonderful news to see Medicaid expansion pass (and the casino fail)!

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Wonderful news to see Medicaid expansion pass (and the casino fail)!

[Hindsight was 2020]

A couple of pieces of news from New York.

The Independence Party candidate in Syracuse, Ben Walsh, has won.

Also, Rob Astorino is in big trouble in the race for Westchester County Executive. He trails George Latimer 58-42 with 48% of the vote in. If Astornio loses, that's a big win for Governor Cuomo, as Astornio was considered likely to run against him again in 2018...

He lost. This has huge 2018 implications as not only did dems do well in a rural Trump like county but there is a good chance this will scare away any major challenge to Cuomo. Meaning 2018 might see the two biggest states (Cali and NY) that have dozens of GOP seats for dem pickup will have govenor races of D vs D (Cali) and Cuomo vs a nobody (NY). That could have a huge effect on GOP turnout

[Skill and Chance]

A couple of pieces of news from New York.

The Independence Party candidate in Syracuse, Ben Walsh, has won.

Also, Rob Astorino is in big trouble in the race for Westchester County Executive. He trails George Latimer 58-42 with 48% of the vote in. If Astornio loses, that's a big win for Governor Cuomo, as Astornio was considered likely to run against him again in 2018...

He lost. This has huge 2018 implications as not only did dems do well in a rural Trump like county but there is a good chance this will scare away any major challenge to Cuomo. Meaning 2018 might see the two biggest states (Cali and NY) that have dozens of GOP seats for dem pickup will have govenor races of D vs D (Cali) and Cuomo vs a nobody (NY). That could have a huge effect on GOP turnout

Westchester is the Fairfax of NY.  It is Hillary Clinton's home county.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

A couple of pieces of news from New York.

The Independence Party candidate in Syracuse, Ben Walsh, has won.

Also, Rob Astorino is in big trouble in the race for Westchester County Executive. He trails George Latimer 58-42 with 48% of the vote in. If Astornio loses, that's a big win for Governor Cuomo, as Astornio was considered likely to run against him again in 2018...

He lost. This has huge 2018 implications as not only did dems do well in a rural Trump like county but there is a good chance this will scare away any major challenge to Cuomo. Meaning 2018 might see the two biggest states (Cali and NY) that have dozens of GOP seats for dem pickup will have govenor races of D vs D (Cali) and Cuomo vs a nobody (NY). That could have a huge effect on GOP turnout

Westchester county is a rural Trump like county? What are you smoking?

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

So here are the final results from PA:

Mundy beat Woodruff (Boooo)

Democrats won 3/4 superior court open seats.

And we voted to amend the property tax.

Democrats flipped multiple county seats.

Peduto won reelection because he was unopposed.

I'm trying to find turnout reports but from what I saw, turnout could possibly be lower than 30%. it was 15% in 2013.

[Dr. Arch]

So here are the final results from PA:

Mundy beat Woodruff (Boooo)

Democrats won 3/4 superior court open seats.

And we voted to amend the property tax.

Democrats flipped multiple county seats.

Peduto won reelection because he was unopposed.

I'm trying to find turnout reports but from what I saw, turnout could possibly be lower than 30%. it was 15% in 2013.

https://www.vpap.org/electionresults/turnout/

47.8% (+5.6% from 2013)