The New Century: A Parliament for The People

[MAINEiac4434]

All right, last one: Brandywine, Washington Crossing, Connetquot, Long Island Sound, Aurora.

[Kamala]

All right, last one: Brandywine, Washington Crossing, Connetquot, Long Island Sound, Aurora.

In Brandywine, Labor's Joe Sestak has unseated Civic Union's Pat Meehan with a margin of 4,800 votes. Sestak's reputation as an honest man derived from his experience in the Navy, and served as almost a teflon barrier against Meehan's attacks.

In Washington Crossing, Civic Union's Brian Fitzpatrick has defeated Labor's Patrick Murphy and won his brother's seat by a margin of 8,000 votes. The Fitzpatrick name was unsullied in the district, and Brian managed to promote himself as a continuation of his brother.

In Connetquot, Labor's Steve Bellone has managed to unseat Civic Union's Peter King by a margin of 1,239 votes. King's age was beginning to show, and his campaign suffered from a low-energy candidate and a poor debate performance.

In Long Island Sound, Labor's Thomas Suozzi has unseated Civic Union's Steve Israel with a margin of 4,700 votes. Israel's lack of constituency surgeries since 2016 was a main issue, and Suozzi branded him a "part-time Representative." The moniker stuck, and Israel was voted out.

In Aurora, Labor's Cary Kennedy unseated Civic Union's Mike Coffman with a margin of 7,500 votes. Coffman was tied to a political scandal caused by his wife's Cynthia's attempt to stage a coup within the Civic Union Party of Colorado. Coffman's divorce of his wife after the unearthing of the coup attempt won him few admirers, and he was unable to escape his tarnished reputation.

So far, it's been a precariously good night for Labor - with many seats being won with small margins.

Labor - 167
Conservative - 71
Civic Union - 18
Texan National - 14
The Alignment - 14
Farmer-Populist - 10
Libertarian - 7
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 3
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 38

[MAINEiac4434]

Thanks, Kamala. But with the win in Washington Crossing, shouldn't the Civic Union be on 18 seats?

[Kamala]

Thanks, Kamala. But with the win in Washington Crossing, shouldn't the Civic Union be on 18 seats?

You're right. I accidentally gave it to Labor. Fixed.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Can you do the Michigan tossups?

[MAINEiac4434]

I lied about my last request post being my last one but this is my last one for real this time: North Dakota and the McRaven seat, Hill Country.

[wxtransit]

Could I see Blackland Prairie-Lavon, Dallas North-Fort Worth East, Denton, Fossil Rim-Fort Worth West, Dallas South, and Arlington-Waxahachie-Corsicana? Thanks!

Edit: I guess I could have just said the DFW tossups

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Already called, but who were the candidates in Charlotte and Worcester?

[wxtransit]

Oh, could you also post the popular vote (or just the percentages)?

[YPestis25]

Could we also get the results for St. Francois-Ozark East? Hoping Smith goes down!

[Kamala]

Results from the Pacific Northwest

- In Cascade North, Labor's Suzan delBene has been reelected
- In San Juan Islands, Labor's Patty Murray has been reelected
- In Columbia, Labor's Brian Blake has been reelected
- In Yakima, Conservative Dan Newhouse has been reelected
- In Spokane, Conservative Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers has been reelected
- In Olympic, Labor's Derek Kilmer has been reelected
- In Seattle, Progressive-Socialist Kshama Sawant and incumbent Labor's Pramila Jayapal are headed toward a recount!
- In Wenatchee, Civic Union's David Reichert has been reelected
- In Puget Sound, Labor's Adam Smith has been reelected
- In Squaxin, Labor's Denny Heck has been reelected
- In Clatsop-Pacific, Labor's Suzanne Bonamici has been reelected
- In Blue Mountains-Harney Basin, Conservative Tim Knopp and incumbent Farmer-Populist Jeff Merkley are headed toward a recount!
- In Portland, Labor's Earl Blumenauer has been reelected
- In Cascade South, Labor's Julie Fahey has unseated Civic Union's Dennis Richardson!
- In Willamette-Tillamook, Labor's Brian Clem has unseated Civic Union's Bud Pierce!
- In Shasta, Libertarian Doug LaMalfa has been reelected
- In Redwood, Labor's Jared Huffman has been reelected
- In Mendocino-Yuba-Sutter, Labor's Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and incumbent Civic Union's John Garamendi  are headed toward a recount!
- In Napa, Labor's Mike Thompson has been reelected
- In Sacramento West, Labor's Doris Matsui has been reelected
- In Sacramento East, Labor's Ami Bera has been reelected
- In San Francisco, Labor's Kamala Harris has been reelected

Labor - 182
Conservative - 73
Civic Union - 18
Texan National - 14
The Alignment - 14
Farmer-Populist - 10
Libertarian - 8
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 3
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 41


Labor has officially won more seats than it had in 2016. However, 105 seats remain to be called, and labor just needs 39 of them to win a majority.

[Kamala]

I lied about my last request post being my last one but this is my last one for real this time: North Dakota and the McRaven seat, Hill Country.

In North Dakota, incumbent Farmer-Populist Heidi Heitkamp has held off challenger Conservative Kevin Cramer with a margin of 2,936 votes. Heitkamp is considered one of the best retail politicians in the country, and claimed that during her campaign, she "shook the hand of every voter from Fargo to East Fairview." Cramer's multiple gaffes, calling Obama a "Kenyan terrorist," certainly did not help.

In Hill Country, Labor's Admiral William McRaven has managed to defeat Texan National Andrew Murr and incumbent Conservative Lamar Smith, by a margin of 6,400 votes over Murr. The Admiral ran primarily on education, citing his credentials as President of the University of Texas system, and skewering the Texan state government for its weak policies on education. This resonated with many voters, and Labor won this unlikely seat.

Already called, but who were the candidates in Charlotte and Worcester?

Former Governor Pat McCrory was defeated by incumbent Mel Watt in Charlotte.

In Worcester, Jim McGovern defeated several minor candidates.

Could we also get the results for St. Francois-Ozark East? Hoping Smith goes down!

In St. Francois-Ozark East, incumbent Conservative Jason Smith defeated former Representative Civic Union's Jo Ann Emerson by a margin of 8,500 votes. The district shifted to the right ever since Emerson's retirement, and she was unable to rebuild her former coalition.

Can you do the Michigan tossups?

It's a very good night for Labor in Michigan.

In Superior, Labor's Scott Dianda defeated incumbent Conservative Dan Benishek by a margin of 5,600 votes. During the campaign, Benishek announced this would be his last term in office, which Dianda used to his advantage. Dianda campaigned on become a long-standing Representative, and that voters might as well get it over with Benishek and go straight to the next Representative.

In Saginaw, Labor's Dan Kildee has unseated incumbent Civic Union's Kenneth Horn by a margin of 12,000 votes.

In Kalamazoo, Labor's Jeff Getting has unseated incumbent Alignment's Fred Upton by a margin of 5,000 votes. Upton's nigh-30 years in Parliament became a double-edged sword, and he was found to be out-of-touch with his district.

In Pinckeny, Labor's Mark Schauer has unseated the Alignment's Tim Walberg by a margin of 8,500 votes. Walberg's paleoconservative stances on social issues were at the center of the campaign, and Schrauer received more than 62% of the female vote in the constituency.

In Huron, Labor's Mark Hackel has unseated Conservative Candice Miller by a margin of 10,000 votes. Miller was not believed to have run a serious campaign, as she was instead planning to run for Macomb Count Public Works Commissioner. She held few rallies and raised a meager $300,000. Hackel's campaign was ubiquitous in the district, and he defeated the incumbent handily.

In Detroit West, Labor's Christine Greig has unseated Civic Union's David Trott by a margin of 6,000 votes. Greig mostly campaigned alongside Michigan political celebrities such as former governor Jennifer Granholm and former representative John Dingell, as well as an appearance by the rapper Eminem. Her star-studded campaign boosted Labor turnout in the district.

Could I see Blackland Prairie-Lavon, Dallas North-Fort Worth East, Denton, Fossil Rim-Fort Worth West, Dallas South, and Arlington-Waxahachie-Corsicana? Thanks!

Edit: I guess I could have just said the DFW tossups

- In Blackland Prairie-Lavon, Texan National Jeff Leach defeated The Alignment's Van Taylor by a margin of 4,000 votes.

- In Arlington-Waxahachie-Corsicana, Texan National John Wray has unseated The Alignment's Joe Barton by a margin of 3,500 votes.
Barton, not having a serious election challenge in several cycles, slept through his campaign.

- In Fossil Rim-Fort Worth West, Texan National Larry Phillips has unseated Alignment's Kay Granger by a margin of 7,000 votes.

- In Dallas North-Fort Worth East, Texan National Giovanni Capeiglione has failed to unseat incumbent Alignment's Kenny Marchant. Marchant won by a margin of 4,500 votes.

- In Denton, Texan National Tan Parker has unseated the Alignment's Michael Burgess by a margin of 3,500 votes.

Labor - 189
Conservative - 74
Civic Union - 18
Texan National - 18
The Alignment - 15
Farmer-Populist - 11
Libertarian - 8
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 3
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 27

[cfox]

This is just brilliant!

[Kamala]

Sorry I haven't been updating - I've been swamped. An update should be coming Saturday - send in more requests for recount results and I'll add them with SoCal.

[MAINEiac4434]

Phenomenal level of detail here, Kamala. The Jayapal and Merkley seats, please.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Just got caught up with this. Awesome timeline, I love the details! Go Labour!
I don't know enough to name tossups I'd like to see called, I'd just like to see them all Maybe the rest of the Texan ones if any remain?

[Kamala]

- In Sierra Nevada, Libertarian Tom McClintock has been reelected
- In San Joaquin North, Labor's Jerry McNerney has unseated Civic Union's Catharine Baker!
- In Tuolumne, Labor's Adam Gray and incumbent Civic Union's Jeff Denham are headed toward a recount!
- In Diablo, Labor's Mark DeSaulnier has been reelected
- In Alameda, Labor's Barbara Lee has been reelected
- In Half Moon Bay, Labor's Marc Berman has won the open seat vacated by retiring Labor's Jackie Speier
- In Del Valle, Labor's Eric Swalwell has been reelected
- In San Joaquin Center, Civic Union's Tom Berryhill has been reelected
- In Silicon Valley, Labor's Ro Khanna has been reelected
- In Santa Cruz, Labor's Sam Liccardo has won the open seat vacated by retiring Labor's Anna Eshoo
- In Upper Silicon Valley, Labor's Zoe Lofgren has been reelected
- In Monterey, Labor's Leon Panetta has been reelected
- In San Joaquin South, Labor's Joaquin Arambula and incumbent Farmer-Populist Emilio Huerta are headed toward a recount!
- In Fresno-Visalia, Conservative Devin Nunes has been reelected
- In Sequoia, The Alignment's Kevin McCarthy has been reelected
- In Los Padres, Labor's Salud Carbajal and incumbent Civic Union's Jordan Cunningham are headed toward a recount!

Phenomenal level of detail here, Kamala. The Jayapal and Merkley seats, please.

In Seattle, Progressive-Socialist Kshama Sawant has unseated Labor's Pramila Jayapal by a margin of 2,319 votes! Although initially allies, the two women had a falling out over first, Jayapal's refusal to leave Labor for NPSW, and second, her refusal to endorse Raul Grijalva in the Labor leadership election. Sawant was helped by Seattle's new mayor, Nikita Oliver, who donated her offices and many of her volunteer lists to Sawant.

This is the first election in American history between two Indian-American women.

In Blue Mountain-Harney Basin, Conservative Tim Knopp has unseated Farmer-Populist Jeff Merkley by a margin of 1,853 votes. Knopp made Merkley's friendliness with NPSW founder and leader Bernie Sanders a key issue in the campaign - deemed Merkley "too radical for Eastern Oregon." Merkley, unwilling to lie, tried to own up to his friendship with Sanders, but the anti-Farmer-Populist sentiment and conservative lean of the district allowed Knopp to win by a very tight margin.

Just got caught up with this. Awesome timeline, I love the details! Go Labour!
I don't know enough to name tossups I'd like to see called, I'd just like to see them all Maybe the rest of the Texan ones if any remain?

In Panhandle, Texan National Ken King has unseated Farmer-Populist Amy Brees by a margin of 8,740 votes. Brees is the daughter of the former Farmer-Populist representative Jack Hightower, who served until 1994. Brees won the seat back in 1997. However, the district struck back against ancestral Farmers-Populists, and swung to the right, which was magnified by the Texan Nationals' success.

in Llano Estacado, Texan National Jodey Arrington has unseated Farmer-Populist Daphne Mahon Holt by a margin of 9,321 votes. Mahon Holt was the daughter of George H. Mahon, who represented the district for fifty years. Similar to what happened in Panhandle, voters ditched the ancestral Farmers-Populist in favor of the Nationals.

Labor - 198
Conservative - 76
Texan National - 20
Civic Union - 19
The Alignment - 16
Farmer-Populist - 11
Libertarian - 9
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 4
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 26

[Kamala]

FINAL INITIAL RESULTS FROM LOWER 48

- In Death Valley, Labor's Phillip Talbert and incumbent Conservative Paul Cook are headed toward a recount!
- In San Gabriel, Labor's Henry Stern and incumbent Civic Union's Steve Knight are headed toward a recount!
- In Conejo Valley, Labor's Julia Brownley has been reelected
- In Angeles Forest, Labor's Judy Chu has been reelected
- In Burbank, Labor's Adam Schiff has been reelected
- In San Fernando, Labor's Tony Cardenas has been reelected
- In Simi Hills, Labor's Brad Sherman has been reelected
- In Santa Ana, Labor's Pete Aguilar has been reelected
- In El Monte, Labor's Ian Calderon has won the open seat vacated by retiring Labor's Grace Napolitano
- In Santa Monica, Labor's Ted Lieu has been reelected
- In Los Angeles, Labor's Xavier Beccera has been reelected
- In Pomona, Labor's Norma Torres has been reelected
- In Joshua Tree, Labor's Raul Ruiz and incumbent the Alignment's Jeff Stone are headed toward a recount!
- In Culver City, Labor's Karen Bass has been reelected
- In Norwalk, Labor's Linda Sanchez has been reelected
- In Chino Hills-Nixon, Labor's Sharon Quirk-Silva and incumbent Civic Union's Ed Royce are headed toward a recount!
- In East Los Angeles, Labor's Miguel Santiago has won the open seat vacated by retiring Labor's Lucille Roybal.
- In Riverside-Moreno, Labor's Mark Takano has been reelected
- In Elsinore, The Alignment's Ken Calvert has been reelected
- In Inglewood, Labor's Autumn Burke has won the open seat vacated by retiring Labor's Maxine Waters
- In Hermosa Beach, Labor's Nanette Barragan has been reelected
- In Irvine, Labor's Sukhee Kang and incumbent Civic Union's Mimi Walters are headed toward a recount!
- In Anaheim, Labor's Loretta Sanchez has been reelected - yes, that's the second set of siblings in Parliament, the other being the Boyle brothers of Philadelphia. Both sets are Labor members.
- In Long Beach-Catalina, Labor's Alan Lowenthal has been reelected
- In Huntington Beach, Labor's Hans Kierstead and incumbent Conservative Dana Rohrabacher are headed toward a recount!
- In Oceanside, Labor's Doug Applegate and incumbent The Alignment's Darrell Issa are headed toward a recount!
- In Cuyamaca, Libertarian Duncan Hunter has been reelected
- In Imperial, Labor's Juan Vargas has been reelected
- In San Diego North, Labor's Scott Peters has unseated the Civic Union's Kevin Faulconer!
- In San Diego East, Labor's Susan Davis been reelected

Labor is only 3 seats away from securing a majority - and with upcoming safe seats in Hawaii (2) and Louisiana (1), we can officially predict that Labor has won a majority. Barack Obama will continue on as Prime Minister of the United States. For the first time since 1987, a party will have a majority in Parliament. And for the first time since 1975, Labor will have a majority in Parliament.

Labor - 218
Conservative - 76
Texan National - 20
Civic Union - 19
The Alignment - 17
Farmer-Populist - 11
Libertarian - 10
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 4
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 33

[Kamala]

LABOR WINS A MAJORITY; BARACK OBAMA WILL REMAIN PM

"Congratulations, everyone!

They said it couldn't be done - a party could not gain a majority of seats in Parliament anymore.

They said our country is too polarized.

They said our manifesto is too radical.

But we proved them wrong. We've shown the world that we are a country that still believes in good government.

Now, we've still got a few seats left to see results from. And we all wish we our fellow candidates the best of luck in their missions.

But, let's also drink to our success! To three more years!"

[MAINEiac4434]

Yes!!!

Hope Rohrabacher and Issa are sent packing.

[TheSaint250]

That liberal split was horrible for the center-right and the right wing.

Great job so far!

[Kamala]

FINAL POLLS CLOSE

- In Pearl Harbor Memorial, Labor's Colleen Hanabusa has been reelected
- In Hawai'i, Labor's Tulsi Gabbard has been reelected

- In Alaska, Labor's Mark Begich and incumbent Libertarian leader Don Young are headed toward a recount!

And finally, results are coming in from Louisiana, where seven other KKK members have been arrested on terrorism charges for attempting to shoot black voters in various voting precincts. However, there were no new victims and the votes proceeded as usual.

- In Delta, The Alignment's leader Steve Scalise has been reelected
- In New Orleans-Baton Rogue, Labor's Cedric Richmond has been reelected
- In Acadiana, Conservative Charles Boustany has been reeelected
- In Red-Sabine, Labor's Foster Campbell and incumbent Conservative John Fleming are headed toward a recount!
- In Kisatchie, Conservative Ralph Abraham has been reelected
- In Pontchartrain-Atchafalaya, Labor's Caroline Fayard and incumbent Conservative Bill Cassidy are headed toward a recount!

Labor - 221
Conservative - 78
Texan National - 20
Civic Union - 19
The Alignment - 18
Farmer-Populist - 11
Libertarian - 10
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 4
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 36

[Kamala]

NEW YORK CALLS ALL RECOUNT-SEATS
- In the Hamptons, Labor's Al Krupski has unseated incumbent The Alignment's Lee Zeldin by a margin of 3,129 votes. Krupski skewered Zeldin for missing over 260 votes in the past two years. 

- In Nassau, Labor's Kathleen Rice has unseated Civic Union's Ed Mangano with a margin of 5,000 votes. Mangano was tried and found guilty on 13 counts of bribery and fraud.

- In Roosevelt, Labor's James Skoufis has unseated Civic Union's Sean Patrick Maloney by a margin of 3,450 votes. Maloney's inability to retain former Liberal voters led Skoufis to a victory.

- In Catskills, Labor's Preet Bharara has defeated Civic Union's John Faso by a margin of 4,519 votes. Bharara's strong stance on fighting corruption, as well as Faso being a rather spent political force after his failed runs for statewide offices, led to Bharara's success.

- In Albany, Labor's Kirsten Gillibrand has unseated Civic Union's John Sweeney by a margin of 7,600 votes. Gillibrand's strong feminist stance was strongly contrasted to Sweeney's traditionalist views on family. However, the nail in the coffin for Sweeney was a leaked 911 call from Sweeney's wife, begging the police "to help [her], my husband is beating me."

- In Adirondack, Labor's D. Billy Jones has unseated Civic Union's Elise Stefanik by a margin of 3,400 votes.

- In Onieda, Labor's Anthony Brindisi has unseated The Alignment's Claudia Tenney by a margin of 4,300 votes. "Claudia Tenney" was discovered to be an invented identity Michele Bachmann created after she lost a primary in 2013 to Tom Emmer.

- In Finger Lakes, Labor's Svante Myrick has unseated The Alignment's Tom Reed by a margin of 5,200 votes. Myrick managed to motivate many young voter and college students to unseat Reed.

- In Cayuga, Labor's Richard Hartunian has unseated Civic Union's John Katko by a margin of 2,500 votes.

Labor - 230
Conservative - 78
Texan National - 20
Civic Union - 19
The Alignment - 18
Farmer-Populist - 11
Libertarian - 10
New Deseret - 5
NPSW - 4
Native Interests - 2
New Progressive - 2
Tim Kaine's Christian Democrats - 1
Popular Democrats - 1
Working People's - 1
Independence-Sovereignist Bloc - 1
Independents - 1
Too Close To Call - 27

[MAINEiac4434]

Wow, Labor might be the only party in triple digits unless the Tories clean up in the recounts.

[BuckeyeNut]

Sad about Merkley, but dang. Good night. Hoping Begich pulls it out.