The incumbent governors of Puerto Rico, Anbal Acevedo Vil, and American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, were also up for re-election. [79] The seat was heavily targeted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee because of Minnesota's Democratic leanings and recent Democratic gains in national and statewide elections. Jim Ogonowski, a retired Air Force pilot who was closely defeated by now-Representative Niki Tsongas in a 2007 special election, was running against Kerry. Year-end cash on hand was $6.04 million for Coleman and $3.10 million for Franken.[71]. The Electoral College is the process in which the United States elects its president. Toss Up.
2008 United States Senate elections - Wikipedia Michigan and Minnesota held elections for their lower, but not upper houses. In Oklahoma, senator Jim Inhofe announced that he would seek a third full term. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. 2012 vs. 2008, 2012 vs. 2004 Obama Job Approval Right Direction/Wrong Track Latest Election 2012 Polls.
Elections 2014: Make Your Own Senate Forecast - New York Times Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett received 20% of the vote. By continuing to use the website cookies for non personal advertisements and analytics will still run. Biden vacated his senate seat shortly after the election, allowing for the Governor of Delaware to appoint a successor.
USA - 2008 Presidential Election Map - YAPms It only became clear Begich had prevailed when early votes, absentee ballots, and questioned ballots were counted. N.M. Governors House Senate Mixx Buzz. Additionally, they won Republican-held open seats in Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia. Democrats made Senate Minority Leader, four-term senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky a target due to his leadership of Senate Republicans and his ties to President Bush, as well as his mediocre approval rating in the state, which was below 50%.[61]. Libertarian Robert J. Underwood had 3%. All Rights Reserved. He was certified March 3, 2008, by the Tennessee Division of Elections as having achieved ballot access for the November 4, 2008, election as a candidate for United States Senate. [54] Chad Koppie, a retired airline pilot and vice-chairman of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, was the nominee of the Constitution Party. While senator Pete Domenici had declared that he would seek re-election in New Mexico, he changed his mind and announced on October 4, 2007, that he was retiring at the end of his current term due to a degenerative brain disorder. For more information please visit. . Graham easily won re-election with 58% of the vote to Conley's 42%. On November 4, 2008, Chambliss received 49.8% of the vote,[42] with Martin about 3% behind and Buckley receiving 3% of the vote. Businessman and U.S. Army veteran Bruce Lunsford, who lost the 2007 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Governor Steve Beshear, was the Democratic nominee.
2008 Presidential Election Interactive Map - 270toWin Today the desks are no longer arranged in their original order, but are moved within the Chamber to suit the needs of the Senate. Biden was re-elected with 65% of the vote, or 257,484 votes. McCain, who supported the initial Iraq invasion, opposed establishing a removal date for all troops. [88] Cochran, who has not faced serious opposition since he was re-elected in 1984, faced Democratic state Representative Erik R. Fleming, whom he defeated with 61% of the vote. There are 33 seats up for reelection in 2012, but only seven are . [80] Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, a professor at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota), joined the race in October 2007. These factors, coupled with a national political climate favorable to Democrats, made the Minnesota Senate race one of the most competitive and closely watched of the cycle. He was replaced by Scott Brown in the 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts. senate.gov - Origins wikipedia.org - United States Senate R+46. A temporary interim senator, Paul G. Kirk, was appointed to the seat of Edward M. Kennedy upon his death. Senator Max Baucus was a popular Democrat in Montana, representing a state that has long been fairly Republican but also receptive to Democrats in state and local elections. Midterm Election Map 2018: Live Results - ABC News Follow hourly state-by-state senate, governor and house results and see who is in the lead Democrats or Republicans. This seat was the tipping point state in the 2008 senate elections. [2] Of the seats up for election in 2008, 23 were held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats. The New Hampshire Senate saw the election of the first-ever female majority. The Electoral College is the process in which the United States elects its president. simplemaps_election.selected.R = ['AK', 'AL', 'AR', 'AZ', 'GA', 'ID', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'MO', 'MS', 'MT', 'ND', 'NE', 'NE1', 'NE3', 'OK', 'TN', 'TX', 'UT', 'SC', 'SD', 'WY', 'WV']; Each major party has Hill committees that work to support its candidates for the House and Senate, chiefly by providing funds. The candidates disagreed on the causes of the financial crisis and tax policy. Barkley received 437,404 votes, about 15% of total votes cast.[84]. Winner. It is a way to view the relative competitiveness of each state. Johnson was re-elected, with 62.5% to Dykstra's 37.5%. [41] For most of the campaign, Chambliss maintained a comfortable lead in most polls. During the 60th Congress (19071909), 10 Republicans sat on the Democratic side, while during the 75th Congress (19371939), 13 Democrats sat on the Republican side. Louisiana elected David Vitter in 2004, the state's first Republican senator since Reconstruction, as well as Republican Bobby Jindal as the first Indian-American Governor in the country's history in 2007. [86] Coleman appealed this decision. Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, by defeating his challenger, Senator John McCain, and the Democrats bolstered their majority in both Houses of Congress. For more information please visit Overview and Live Results: Chicago Mayoral Election, Legislative Special Elections, Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin Running for U.S. Senate, Initial 2024 House Ratings from Sabato's Crystal Ball. This is the first time this has occurred in any chamber of any state legislature in United States history. [20] On July 30, 2007, the IRS and FBI raided Stevens's home in Alaska.
USA - 1952 Presidential Election Map - YAPms The Republican challenger turned out to be Jeff Beatty, an ex-Army Delta Force officer who garnered 30% of the vote in a challenge to Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt in 2006. Share This Map. Barrasso ran in the November 4, 2008, special election, held on the day of the 2008 presidential election, to serve out the remainder of Thomas's term, which expires in January 2013. The last time a Cherokee Strip existed in the Senate Chamber was during the 76th Congress (19391941). 2012 Election Map: The race for Senate control. However, Georgia proceeded to a runoff election where the Republican candidate won by over 10%. With Republican President George W. Bush term-limited, Senator John McCain of Arizona won the Republican nomination in the 2008 Republican primaries. There are typically two reasons a senator might want to change desks: to gain a better location within the Chamber, or to occupy a desk previously used by a particular senator. This marked the first time that the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands selected a delegate to Congress. In South Dakota, senator Tim Johnson's seat was considered a top GOP target in 2008, considering Johnson's narrow 524-vote victory in 2002 over then-Representative and current U.S. senator John Thune, as well as his recent health problems. Wolfe had 36%. For more information please visit. As of 2023, Stevens still holds this record. On Election Day, Udall defeated Schaffer 53% to 43%. Graham's support for a compromise immigration bill, however, drew an angry response from many South Carolina conservatives, who recruited Buddy Witherspoon, a former South Carolina Republican Party leader, to challenge Graham for the nomination. The United States Senate is the upper legislature of the bicameral legislative branch. The FBI investigated the remodeling of Stevens home by Veco Corp., which is part of a broader corruption investigation involving Stevens's son, former State Senate President Ben Stevens. Kaufman subsequently announced that he would not seek election to a full term in 2010, effectively making him a caretaker. Johnny Swanson announced his candidacy in March 2006 for the Democratic nomination.[6]. Map of the 2008 Senate races using the latest state polls. USA - 2008 House Election Map Clear Map Share Map Style Misc Login Privacy Sidebar Tossup 435 Republican 0 Democrat 0 + 0 0 0 0 435 0 0 0 0 YAPms 2 Beta - Discord USA 2018 House Map Shortcuts F - hold down to quickly fill in districts CTRL - hold down to decrement the color Enable Simulator District House Floor: H.R.1917 Congress
2014 Election Maps - Create Your Own Senate Map - RealClearPolitics The prior record, about 62 million, was set in 2004 by George W. Bush. On November 4, 2008, Coleman received 1,211,590 votes to Franken's 1,211,375 votes, a margin of 215 votes, far less than 0.1%, thereby triggering an automatic recount. This marked the first time that Nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner-take-all method in 1992. The Obama campaign also realized its commitment to younger voters by winning all age groups except those aged 65 years and older. In Maine, Susan Collins sought a third term in the Senate. The 2006 elections and 2008 elections represented the first time since 1936 that Democrats or any party made substantial gains in Congress in two consecutive elections. Congress. On January 3, 2009, with the recount apparently completed, Franken had an unofficial lead of 225 votes, but former senator Coleman's attorneys contested the official results in the courts. Sen. Trent Lott's surprise resignation has opened up the other Mississippi Senate seat in 2008. [27] Rebekah Kennedy of the Green Party was Pryor's only opposition. POJA Act of 2021 (11/04/2021 legislative day) Senate Floor: PN367. Obama argued that deregulation of the financial industry led to risky trading mechanisms contributing to the crisis. ", This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 06:45. Senators independent of either party have traditionally chosen for themselves which side of the aisle to sit on. Elections were held for 85 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland, and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. Is It Realistic to Abolish the Electoral College? Levin won re-election with 63% of the vote, to Hoogendyk's 34%. [90][91] It had been speculated that Lott wished to resign before a new lobbying reform law, effective the first day of 2008, took effect; having resigned before the end of 2007, Lott may become a lobbyist in 2009 instead of 2010. [82][83] He was included in most of the debates and ultimately received 15% of the vote in the general election, a strong showing for a third party candidate. Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was rumored to be considering a run, but declined to do so. Governor Bill Halter would challenge Pryor in the primary, but Halter declined to file as a candidate. [151] Texas House of Representatives member and Afghanistan War veteran Rick Noriega secured his place as Cornyn's Democratic challenger in the March 4 primary, beating out opponents Gene Kelly, Ray McMurrey, and Rhett Smith. senate.gov - Origins wikipedia.org - United States Senate
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