Shining BLUE across the US. *PARTIAL ELECTION RESULTS CONTINUOUS UPDATES*

Election results are storming in and the skies are bright blue across our great nation.



Ohio: Currently SB5 is going down by 34 Points. Democratic Mayor Columbus Michael Coleman has won reelection

Kentucky: With numbers still rolling in it looks like the Democratic party is going to sweep the state offices. Beshear-GOV (Confirmed Win), Conway-AG and Grimes-Secretary of State

North Carolina: Kevin Hill wins runoff; Democrats control Wake school board



From the Victory Fund

Florida-Michael Smith defeated Mary Gray Black, who has a history of anti-gay and anti-trans activism on the commission.

Edited to Update

ed just reminded them it hasn't been called yet.

go blue!

He joined the Attorney General in NY, Delaware (Beau Biden), Mass., and a couple of other brave souls to actually represent the "little guys".

:applause:

"As Maine goes, so goes the nation". The new voter-suppression laws are not subject to referendum in most states, but this provides evidence that the public sees these laws for the naked power grab that they are.

Zach Adamson has won his race for city council in Indianapolis, giving the city its first openly LGBT city council member.

Alex Morse, a 22-year-old graduate of Brown University, has just been elected mayor of Holyoke, Mass., a city of nearly 40,000 residents near Springfield

I'm from Springfield originally, lived in Holyoke for a while. Thanks for the update from home! :hi:

Governor Kasich attack on working people has been crushed.

State Del. Adam Ebbin (D-District 30) was elected to Virginia’s state Senate today, making him the Commonwealth’s first openly gay senator.

STATE REP RECALL, 51ST DIST-PAUL SCOTT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 4 OF 35 PRECINCTS COUNTED 11.43%)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,358 52.17
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,162 47.83
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,520
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 2
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 15

This makes me super happy.

nt

We are going to need every pick up in any state that we can. It looks like we are going to lose the Virginia state Senate =( Bad Juju

CHARLOTTE — Democratic candidate LaWana Mayfield made history on Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican opponent Ed Toney in their race for the District 3 city council seat.

This is a real nail biter. Ugh

Virginia: Dems look likely to hold their other tossup, SD-38. Phil Puckett (D) leads 52-48. Dems also look likely to hold their other leaning seats, like the 1st (Miller), 21st (Edwards), 36th (Puller), and 37th (Marsden).

In the senate race Robert Short lost to Newman and in the Delegate race Medlin to Johnson. that's two wins for the republicans.

Marion, IN

Went from 7 - 2 GOP, now 5 - 4 Dem.

If Lugar survives his challenger its going to be hard to defeat him. However if the Tea Party takes out Lugar in the primary I bet Donnelly is going to carry that seat next year.

Thank heavens!

The beauty of win is that Willard Mitt Romney endorsed this amendment. Prepare for another flip flop. Suck it Romney!

My dog won't let me vote for romney.

Mayor Tim Eustace of Maywood, N.J., has been elected to the New Jersey Assembly tonight, becoming the first openly gay non-incumbent to win a seat in the legislature

In the Virginia state Senate, Dems have held the line downstate, including in SD-01 (Miller), SD-21 (Edwards) and SD-38 (Puckett), with only Reynolds in SD-20 losing so far. Control rests on Edd Houck's narrow lead in SD-17 and NoVA Dems coming through. The major points of concern there are Toddy Puller in SD-36 and Dave Marsden in SD-37; Mark Herring in SD-33 and George Barker in SD-39 (whose narrow victory got us control in 2007) are looking a bit better. Our one pickup opportunity, the newly created SD-13, has not really come through (though hopefully may in future cycles), with the GOP out to a 56-44 lead.

Arizona recall for challenger Jerry Lewis, who defeats state Sen. Russell Pearce. Both are Republicans, but Pearce was the author of the state's infamous anti-immigration law, so it's good to see him go down.

This is a MASSIVE WIN!

Joining tonight’s groundbreaking victories for LGBT candidates across America, Chris Seelbach has won his race for the Cincinnati, Ohio City Council. He becomes the first openly LGBT council member in the city’s history.

The first results are rolling in in the OR-01 special primaries. As expected, Dem Suzanne Bonamici and GOPer Rob Cornilles have enormous leads in their respective contests.

The OR-01 primaries were called for Bonamici (D) and Cornilles (R). They face off in January.

Add another huge win.

Victory Fund is winning nearly ALL of their races. Great work VF!

“Mayor-elect Stanton has a record of standing up for the middle class and promoting an economy that gives Americans a fair opportunity at reaching the American Dream. His victory is a welcome development in the Grand Canyon State, where Arizonans have been devastated and homeownership decimated over reckless economic policies on Wall Street.

“Mayor-elect Stanton won because people in Phoenix rallied around his message of creating an environment where our families can win the future: a fairer economy that spurs growth for small businesses, safety, and better education for our children. I congratulate Mayor-elect Greg Stanton for a hard-fought victory in Phoenix.”

nt

Congrats on a great night my friend!

Caitlin Copple, an out lesbian who was endorsed by the Victory Fund, has won her race for the Missoula, Montana, city council, defeating an incumbent who voted against an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance

Michigan, local media is saying that GOP Rep. Paul Scott has been very narrowly recalled.

Teabaggy and KochHead Politicians take note: Americans are waking up from the 1% Media fog.

They're voting for their own interests, and you've just spent a whole lot of jack for NOTHING. Ha!

(Funny how they'll wail and gnash their teeth over paying a bit more tax, but they'll sink billions into losing campaigns without batting an eye...)

Hahahahahaha, I effing love it!

It's a nice 2011 boost. Gives me hope for this nation.

I'm celebrating here on this very quiet mountain...:toast:

The morose looks on their faces really said it all! :party:

Fear mongering, propaganda pukes, mother Fuc*ers. The People just ate your lunch!

The AP calls the Erie County, NY executive's race for Democrat Marc Polloncarz, who knocks off incumbent Chris Collins. Nice win.

Daniel Hernandez Jr., a hero of the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, was elected Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the Sunnyside Unified School District governing board, with 61.8 percent of the vote to Sherrie Burdic’s 36 percent.

Sunnyside voters were rejecting a district request for a 10 percent override to raise $2.6 million for the next seven years. No votes totaled 53.3 percent and yes votes 46.7 percent.
Sunnyside voters approved a proposed $88 million bond issue, with 54.6 percent yes votes.
In Marana Unified School District, a 10 percent override to raise $2.1 million for the next seven was approved 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent.
Flowing Wells Unified School District voters approved a 10 percent override to raise $833,000 for the next seven years, 58.4 percent yes, to 41.6 percent no.
Tanque Verde Unified School District voters rejected a 5 percent override to raise $209,000, with 56.9 percent no and 43.1 percent yes.
Vail Unified School District voters approved a 10 percent override to raise $3.5 million, with 55.7 percent yes and 44.3 percent no.
Continental Unified School District OK'd a 15 percent override to raise $350,000, with 56.8 percent yes and 43.2 percent no.
In Cochise County, Willcox Unified School District and Douglas Unified School District sought budget override approvals. Vote totals were not yet avaialble.

Mayor Ed Lee held a commanding lead in the mayor's race against a diverse slate of 15 candidates, but because he didn't garner a majority in Tuesday's election the city's instant runoff system has kicked in.

Lee, a former city administrator who replaced then-Mayor Gavin Newsom when he became lieutenant governor in January, was ahead with nearly 31 percent of the vote. City Supervisor John Avalos followed with nearly 18 percent; and City Attorney Dennis

Another state legislature that was decided tonight was in the Garden State. The status quo essentially prevailed, as the Democrats picked up a single seat in the state Assembly and held serve in the state Senate. The sole Democratic pickup came in the once-split 4th district, which went all Democratic after redistricting moved Republican Domenick DiCicco to the 3rd district, where he was defeated.

Not sure why the media in large part is leaving this story out...

I should have verified the date. Before posting!

Chemical and coal loving DINOs, both of them.

That the media is not looking at this possible contextual framework when analyzing the results of this election.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/in-tuesdays-election-results-democrats-see-hope-for-2012/


I must say though the "mixed" part of their review of this is not so mixed. In both mandated private insurance and union busting there is the commonality of mandated corporate power which is the thing most Americans are resisting to varying degrees.

Thanks for all the work you put into this.

I just read the whole thing.

Very uplifting.

Appreciate the effort so much!

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