2016 Gubernatorial and Statewide Election Results OFFICIAL THREAD

[Brittain33]

Governors, Marijuana, Charter Schools, Single-Payer, let's go! 

[Brittain33]

In Massachusetts, we have no statewide elected officials up but have some controversial ballot measures.

1: slot parlor in Revere
2: lift the cap on charter schools
3: more room in cages for farm animals
4: legalize marijuana

[muon2]

Comptroller R->D
IL Sen R+2 (D 37 - R 22)
IL House R+3 (D 68 - R 50) waiting on a result that might make it R+4

Constitutional Amendment to prohibit transportation funds from being moved to other expenditures - passed

[windjammer]

What is interesting to notice is that it was a relatively good night for democrats in NC:
-they seem to have won the NC guv race and have lost only the treasurer race
- they have taken control of the NC supreme court now

[user12345]

The real question is how in the hell did Justice win....

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

The real question is how in the hell did Justice win....

Yeah, this was a shocker to me as well.

A lot of the people who voted for Trump have no interest in the Republican party as such except to stop those they view as DC coal-hating liberals.  I think some people looked at the result of the 2014 Senate race and interpreted it to mean that state races now belonged to the Republicans along with the presidential elections. But that was a much lower turnout election and tells you nothing about those who only vote in presidential years. This is even more the case considering that all those whom Trump brought out that hadn't voted before or not voted in quite a while.

[Maxwell]

god damn Jim Justice and Steve Bullock (but even more wow Jim Justice)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What is interesting to notice is that it was a relatively good night for democrats in NC:
-they seem to have won the NC guv race and have lost only the treasurer race
- they have taken control of the NC supreme court now

I don't think much effort was put into the Supreme Court race by the conservative groups. Normally we get inundated with mailers about that, we got nothing this year.

Democrat Beth Wood almost lost it seems. I guess I can take credit as one one who contributed to her narrow victory. Some of the others were very close as well.

LG Dan Forest outran McCrory significantly and got reelected. The interesting thing to note was that Forest's whole pitch was on the economic and education record of the McCrory administration. At end of the day, he was far better at emphasizing that record than McCrory and was able to break through while McCrory was never able to control the narrative.

The long term Republican officers Agriculture Secretary Steve Troxler and Labor Commissioner Cherrie Berrie won by about 10%.

Raleigh News & Observer has Republican Mark Johnson ahead of three term Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction, June Atkinson by about 50,000 votes. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article113444823.html

[nclib]

Even if NC goes Dem (likely), Repubs will have a 33-16-1 advantage in Governorships. That has got to be the biggest margin for either party in some time.

[Dr. Arch]

I really do hope Cooper pulls through. McCrory is ultra toxic.

[Maxwell]

Even if NC goes Dem (likely), Repubs will have a 33-16-1 advantage in Governorships. That has got to be the biggest margin for either party in some time.

lol louisiana really sticks out like a sour thumb.

[smoltchanov]

Not only it. Minnesota, Colorado - too.. Democratic party is a "party of coastal elites" now... A party that can afford to spend 2 times more then (presumably) "business party" Republicans do, and - still lose. A party that lost South, union workers and so on.....

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What is interesting to notice is that it was a relatively good night for democrats in NC:
-they seem to have won the NC guv race and have lost only the treasurer race
- they have taken control of the NC supreme court now

What? Republicans won 6/10 statewide offices, increased their legislative majorities, and won like all of the judicial races.

[alomas]

McCrory has filed a protest against the results in Durham County, requesting hand count of 90,000 ballots, claiming they were mistakes in tabulations of machine-counted votes citing "bleary eyes and tired hands". Roy Cooper is leading by 5,000 votes with tens of thousands of provisional ballots yet to be counted though they apparently are going to face the Democrat Cooper.

[Dr. Arch]

Does anyone have an idea of when the NC governor race will be called?

[Vega]

Does anyone have an idea of when the NC governor race will be called?

I would imagine sooner rather than later. Cooper has been leading for a while and what is out is likely to be Democratic votes.

[Young Conservative]

Does anyone have an idea of when the NC governor race will be called?

I would imagine sooner rather than later. Cooper has been leading for a while and what is out is likely to be Democratic votes.

They're will probably be an automatic recount once the votes are finished.

[Gass3268]

Does anyone have an idea of when the NC governor race will be called?

I would imagine sooner rather than later. Cooper has been leading for a while and what is out is likely to be Democratic votes.

They're will probably be an automatic recount once the votes are finished.

Cooper is probably going to get over the 10,000 needed to avoid an automatic recount. He's currently up by 9,716 votes with 13 left to count, including Durham, Forsyth, and Wake.

[smoltchanov]

Not only it. Minnesota, Colorado - too.. Democratic party is a "party of coastal elites" now... A party that can afford to spend 2 times more then (presumably) "business party" Republicans do, and - still lose. A party that lost South, union workers and so on.....

And can afford to win the popular vote by 2.5 million.  Oh and, the majority of the population lives on the two coasts btw and the majority of the electoral votes are found on the two coasts as well.

Forget your "millions". After the first winning vote in each state all other are, essentially,  garbage - they add nothing to the result. Your "millions voters on the coast" could add even 10 more millions vote to Clinton with zero results. The Democrats may win their 180-190 "safe districts" in the House, some by 95%, but smart republicans laugh in their face and win their 230-240 districts by 55%. Continue your idiotic behavoir and be rewarded by losing again and again.

[smoltchanov]

Not only it. Minnesota, Colorado - too.. Democratic party is a "party of coastal elites" now... A party that can afford to spend 2 times more then (presumably) "business party" Republicans do, and - still lose. A party that lost South, union workers and so on.....

And can afford to win the popular vote by 2.5 million.  Oh and, the majority of the population lives on the two coasts btw and the majority of the electoral votes are found on the two coasts as well.

Forget your "millions". After the first winning vote in each state all other are, essentially,  garbage - they add nothing to the result. Your "millions voters on the coast" could add even 10 more millions vote to Clinton with zero results. The Democrats may win their 180-190 "safe districts" in the House, some by 95%, but smart republicans laugh in their face and win their 230-240 districts by 55%. Continue your idiotic behavoir and be rewarded by losing again and again.

Russian hacking also helps.  Was that you?

Of course. You have any doubts?)))