Wednesday, November 04, 2009

And the Winners Are...

The results from yesterday’s contests are in, and there are few surprises amongst them. The Republicans made big gains by taking the Virginia governorship, with their candidate Bob McDonnell smashing his Democratic challenger, Creigh Deeds, in a race that finished a bit wider than even the polls suggested. The GOP also emerged victorious in the race for New Jersey’s chief executive spot, with Chris Christie earning just shy of 50% of the vote, and incumbent Jon Corzine barely gaining 44%. The remainder went to independent candidate Chris Daggett, whose influence may have been enough to tip the race in Christie’s favor. The Democrats can take solace in the two House Special Elections held yesterday, however, as they re-claimed California’s 10^th District seat, with Lt. Gov. John Garamendi winning handily. They also pulled off a close one in New York’s 23^rd, where support from prominent national politicians wasn’t enough to push Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman past Democrat Bill Owens.

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