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Source: Associated Press
@GregMitch: RT @jamiedupree: AP declares Gov. Rick Scott (R) the winner in Florida over Democrat Charlie Crist
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott won re-election over former Gov. Charlie Crist.
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Polls in recent weeks showed Scott and Crist in a virtual dead heat. The most recent Quinnipiac University poll Monday showed Crist had 42 percent of the vote to Scott's 41 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie had 7 percent with 9 percent undecided.
The margin of error on the poll was 3.4 percentage points.
The two candidates focused on Central Florida in their final push for votes Monday.
Read more: http://www.wesh.com/politics/florida-republican-gov-rick-scott-wins-reelection-over-former-gov-charlie-crist/29522108
Dem Al Franken wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in Minnesota
Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: Dem Al Franken wins election to the U.S. Senate in Minnesota. @AP race call at 9:41 p.m. EST. #Election2014 #APracecall
Sen. Al Franken wins re-election in Minnesota, according to Associated Press
By ABBY SIMONS , STAR TRIBUNE
November 04, 2014 - 9:02 PM
U.S. Sen. Al Franken has won re-election, according to the Associated Press, which based its analysis on exit poll results.
Early voting results, with about 4 percent of precincts reporting, showed Franken jumping out to a 7-point lead over Republican Mike McFadden.
The early results mirrored results of many recent polls that showed Franken with a comfortable magin.
A number of other national news organizations were projecting that Franken would hold onto his seat, based on exit poll analysis.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/281516701.html
ABC, NBC: Louisiana Senate race between Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican
Source: NBC News
@BreakingNews: ABC, NBC: Louisiana Senate race between Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Bill Cassidy will go to runoff http://t.co/n3hBtpc9ey/s/4xHD
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GOP Mike Enzi wins election to the U.S. Senate in Wyoming
Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: GOP Mike Enzi wins election to the U.S. Senate in Wyoming. @AP race call at 9:39 p.m. EST. #Election2014 #APracecall
Mike Enzi Wins Re-Election
By: AP
Posted: Tue 7:45 PM, Nov 04, 2014
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi has won a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.
Enzi easily defeated Democrat Charlie Hardy, a former Roman Catholic priest, and two other challengers.
Enzi's most serious challenger had been fellow Republican Liz Cheney, the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
But Liz Cheney had trouble getting mainstream Republican backing, and she dropped out of the race in January.
Read more: http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/Mike-Enzi-Wins-Re-Election-281542811.html
Ben Sasse (R) wins election to the U.S. Senate in Nebraska
Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: Ben Sasse wins election to the U.S. Senate in Nebraska. @AP race call at 9:14 p.m. EST. #Election2014 #APracecall
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CBS: PROJECTION: Republican Greg Abbott Defeats Wendy Davis in Texas Governor's Race
Source: CBS News / Mother Jones
@CBSNews: RT @CBSPolitics: PROJECTION: Republican Greg Abbott defeats Wendy Davis in Texas governor's race http://t.co/yOZbz7l1k4/s/YXRU
Wendy Davis Loses Big in Texas
The Lone Star State just got even redder.
—Tim Murphy on Tue. November 4, 2014 10:04 PM PDT
Texas Democrats started the 2014 election cycle with a dream of turning the state blue for the first time in two decades, buoyed by a progressive hero on the ballot and an influx of outside cash and organizers. Instead, the nation's biggest red state just got even redder. On Tuesday, for the fifth consecutive cycle, Texas Republicans swept statewide offices, including the race for governor, where Republican attorney general Greg Abbott cruised past Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis.
It was Abbott who made the decision to hire now-Sen. Ted Cruz to be the state's first solicitor general, and it was Abbott—more so even than retiring Gov. Rick Perry—who epitomized his state's antagonistic relationship with Washington, suing the Obama administration no fewer than 27 times in his first five years. ("I go into the office, I sue Barack Obama, and then I go home," Abbott likes to tell Republican audiences.) Lest he be tempted to move to the center, voters also tapped state Sen. Dan Patrick to be his lieutenant governor, a position that's disproportionately powerful in Texas because it serves a dual legislative and executive function. Patrick has said that God speaks to the world through Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, and warned that migrants are bringing "third-world diseases" with them across the border.
Winning in the Lone Star State was always supposed to be an uphill battle for Democrats in 2014, a point that Battleground Texas, the field-organizing outfit launched last spring by a group of Obama campaign volunteers, made clear from the get-go. When Davis jumped into the race, the time-frame shifted. As the group's executive director, Jenn Brown, told me in September, Davis' candidacy settled a chicken-and-egg dilemma that had been confounding organizers: "Great people don't want to run unless they feel there's an infrastructure to support them, but it's hard to get great infrastructure without great candidates."
Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/greg-abbott-wendy-davis-texas
GOP Mike Rounds wins election to U.S. Senate in South Dakota
Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: GOP Mike Rounds wins election to U.S. Senate in South Dakota. @AP race call at 9 p.m. EST poll close. #Election2014 #APracecall
AP: Mike Rounds wins Senate seat
David Montgomery, dmontgome@argusleader.com
12 minutes ago
Republican favorite Mike Rounds has won the U.S. Senate race to replace retiring South Dakota Democrat Tim Johnson, according to projections from the Associated Press.
The former governor beat out Democrat Rick Weiland and independent candidates Larry Pressler and Gordon Howie.
The Associated Press projection is based on exit polls.
With 323 of 714 precincts reporting at 9:30 p.m., Rounds had 51.5 percent of the vote, followed by Weiland at 28.4 percent, Pressler at 17.3 percent and Howie at 2.9 percent.
Read more: http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/republican-rounds-wins-south-dakota-us-senate-seat/18497937
Dick Durbin wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois
Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: Dem Dick Durbin wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois. @AP race call at 8:55 p.m. EST. #Election2014 #APracecall
No surprise.
Read more: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Wins-Reelection-to-Senate-281533041.html
BREAKING: Democrat Shaheen Wins Senate Race Against Scott Brown in New Hampshire
Source: ABC News
@ABC: BREAKING: @ABC News projects Democrat Shaheen will win Senate race in New Hampshire.
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen wins Senate race in New Hampshire
NOV. 4, 2014 9:19 PM EST
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jeanne Shaheen wins Senate race in New Hampshire.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ad5adb7c12424a8ab092d569d9fbdc49/democrat-jeanne-shaheen-wins-senate-race-new-hampshire
Exit Polls Indicate Nation Suffering from Severe Memory Loss
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/exit-polls-indicate-nation-suffering-severe-memory-lossExit Polls Indicate Nation Suffering from Severe Memory Loss
BY ANDY BOROWITZ
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Exit polls conducted across the country on Election Day indicate a nation suffering from severe memory loss, those who conducted the polls confirmed Tuesday night.
According to the polls, Americans who cast their votes today had a difficult time remembering events that occurred as recently as six years ago, while many seemed to be solid only on things that have happened in the past ten days.
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