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Election results for November 3, 2003 |
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Written by Stumo
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
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The Republicans picked up two Dem-held governorships last night. The polls prior to the election were generally more unreliable, in my view, than those preceding last November's election.
Governors
VA-Gov: Bob McDonnell (R) beat Creigh Deeds (D) by 59-41%. Tim Kaine (D) held the office. Virginia has term limits of one term for governors.
NJ-Gov: Jon Corzine (D) was the unpopular incumbent in this blue state. Federal prosecutor Christopher Christie (R) beat Corzine by 5 points, 49-44%.
U.S. House
NY-23: Bill Owens (D) took this red Northern New York district from the Republicans. Obama named incumbent John McHugh (R) as Secretary of the Army, thus triggering a special election. The Dems had virtually no hope of winning, but local Republicans nominated Dede Scozzafava who was deemed too liberal by many prominent Republicans. The Conservative Party nominated Doug Hoffman. Hoffman received endorsements from Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and others. Scozzafava withdrew and endorsed the Democrat. Hoffman seemed to have the lead in the polls but was beaten 49-46%.
McHugh had a mixed, but slightly positive record on trade. He voted against CAFTA, the Peru FTA and the Oman FTA. He was also a fair currency bill co-sponsor last year, though not this year. But he also opposed trade enforcement legislation that he should have supported.
CA-10: Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi (D) beat David Harmer (R) in this blue district, 53-43%. Obama nominated incumbent Ellen Tauscher (D) to the post of Undersecretary of Arms Control thereby causing this special election to fill a vacancy. No surprises.
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