2011 Election Results Thread

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Alison L. Grimes is leading the Democrats in Kentucky; she's getting 66% of the vote right now. Looks like Farmer will be the only Democrat who doesn't win, though Hollenbach's race is kind of close.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

How is the VA State Senate looking so far ? Will Republicans take it ?

Too close to call now, but the Republicans have picked up one seat so far.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

If there is a place in America that counts votes slower then Baltimore City, I'd like to know about it.

Montgomery County, Virginia (Blacksburg) still hasn't reported a single precinct, three hours after the polls have closed.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

It's pretty bad when the perennial candidate (Joel Gill) is doing better than the legitimate candidates (Johnny DuPree and Connie Moran, both mayors).

[JohnnyLongtorso]

At this point, I'd say if Barker holds on, Dems hold the Virginia Senate. All the other races are looking to be going their way. One will go to a recount, but as long as the Dem enters the recount with a lead, he'll hold on.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

At this point, I'd say if Barker holds on, Dems hold the Virginia Senate. All the other races are looking to be going their way. One will go to a recount, but as long as the Dem enters the recount with a lead, he'll hold on.

Why is it so close? Are people getting name confused?

I have no idea; I could tell the Dems were panicking because they poured a quarter million dollars into the race over the past week.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

The anti-tax nutter won the special city council election here. Fffffuuuuu...

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce lost his recall to fellow Republican Jerry Lewis.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

It was a fucking tabulation error. Houck was up by 124 votes, now Reeves is up by 166.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

It's now 22,536 Reeves, 22,450 Houck on the SBoE, with all precincts reporting.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Whatever the final margin (after all the adjustments are made) is in Virginia is the final margin. Recounts don't change anything; there was a House of Delegates election in '09 where the margin was something like 12 votes, and a recount only changed the margin by 2 or 3 votes.

Democrats will have to stack the committees in the Senate; Republicans will have control on the floor (with Bill Bolling as a tie-breaking vote), but committees will be split 50/50.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Also, the VA DEMOCRAT HOUSE MINORITY LEADER was destroyed.

Yet, not a post mentioning it here... wonder why?

Sounds painful. Anyways, any details on that? Or on the VA House elections in general.

Republicans picked up six seats (or seven if you count a Republican-caucusing independent retiring and being replaced with a Republican), with one still outstanding. The House will either be 66-33-1 or 67-32-1.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

So how would the Republicans probably have done under the old VA Senate lines, as there was some discussion of redistricting waiting until after the election?

SD-17 and 20 would definitely have been lost, along with maybe SD-29 and SD-33.