Political Roundup: State results
BY Associated Press
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
11/07/12 at 4:41 AM
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A state by state look at key races on Tuesday. The number of electoral votes is in parenthesis.
ALABAMA (9)
President: Romney
Questions: Proposal prohibiting
forced participation in healthcare
systems.
ALASKA (3)
President: Still being tallied
ARIZONA (11)
President: Romney
Senate: GOP Rep. Jeff Flake
in tougher-than-expected race,
prevails over Democrat Richard
Carmona.
ARKANSAS (6)
President: Romney
House: Republican Rep. Steve
Womack wins re-election in
northwest Arkansas’ 3rd District,
defeating Green Party challenger
Rebekah Kennedy and Libertarian
David Pangrac. Democrat
Ken Aden had dropped out of
the race this summer. Womack
is former mayor of Rogers, Ark.
Republican Rep. Tim Griffin
defeats Democratic challenger
Herb Rule to win a second term
in central Arkansas’ 2nd District.
Republican Tom Cotton won
the 4th District seat, defeating
Democrat Gene Jeffress for the
seat held by retiring Mike Ross,
the only Democrat-held seat in
the Arkansas delegation.
CALIFORNIA (55)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen.
Dianne Feinstein coasts to another
term, defeating Republican
neophyte Elizabeth Emken.
House: Democratic Reps. Brad
Sherman and Howard Berman
square off
Questions: Voters were deciding
whether to replace death
penalty with life in prison and no
parole.
COLORADO (9)
President: Obama
House: GOP Rep. Mike Coffman,
backed by tea party, faces
challenge from Democrat Joe
Miklosi.
Questions: Voters asked to
decide whether to legalizes
marijuana for personal use by
adults.
CONNECTICUT (7)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Rep.
Chris Murphy defeated professional
wrestling magnate Linda
McMahon, for the seat being
vacated by the retirement of
Joe Lieberman, an Independent.
McMahon spent more than $42
million of her own money on the
Senate bid.
DELAWARE (3)
President: Obama
Governor: Democrat Jack
Markell re-elected.
Senate: Democratic Sen.
Thomas Carper wins another
term.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(3)
President: Obama
FLORIDA (29)
President: Still being tallied
Senate: Democrat Bill Nelson
re-elected, defeating Republican
Connie Mack.
House: Tea party-backed Rep.
Allen West in tough battle with
Democrat Patrick Murphy in
18th District.
Questions: Voters were considering
a proposal prohibiting
forced participation in healthcare
systems.
GEORGIA (16)
President: Romney
House: Republicans failed in
their effort to defeat Democratic
Rep. John Barrow, who garnered
54 percent of the vote.
HAWAII (4)
President: Obama
Senate: Democrat Mazie
Hirono makes the transition from
House to Senate.
IDAHO (4)
President: Romney
ILLINOIS (20)
President: Obama
House: Democrats target
first-term Rep. Bobby Schilling
and veteran Judy Biggert in new
districts.
INDIANA (11)
President: Romney
Governor: Republican Mike
Pence defeats Democrat John
Gregg and will succeed Mitch
Daniels, a Republican.
Senate: Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly defeats Republican
Richard Mourdock in a race
marked by Mourdock’s comments
that when a woman who
is raped becomes pregnant, it’s
“something that God intended.”
IOWA (6)
President: Obama
House: GOP Rep. Tom Latham
favored over Democratic Rep.
Leonard Boswell in redistricting
struggle.
KANSAS (6)
President: Romney
House: Freshman Rep. Tim
Huelskamp wins re-election,
facing no Democratic challenger
in the 1st District. He was also
unopposed in the GOP primary;
freshman Rep. Mike Pompeo
defeats Democratic challenger
Robert Tillman to represent the
4th District in south-central
Kansas.
KENTUCKY (8)
President: Romney
House: Republican Andy Barr
was the first challenger to unseat
an incumbent, besting Democrat
Ben Chandler in a district centered
in horse country around
Lexington. Chandler is in his
fourth term.
LOUISIANA (8)
President: Romney
House: GOP Reps. Charles
Boustany and Jeff Landry face
off.
MAINE (4)
President: Obama
Senate: Former Gov. Angus
King, an independent, won the
seat being vacated by Republican
Olympia Snowe, who
blamed partisan gridlock in
Washington for her decision
to retire. He prevailed over Republican
Charlie Summers and
Democrat Cynthia Dill.
Questions: Voters approve
same-sex marriage.
MARYLAND (10)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Ben
Cardin coasts to re-election.
House: Democrat John Delaney
favored over GOP Rep. Roscoe
Bartlett in redrawn district.
Questions: Voters approve
same-sex marriage measure.
MASSACHUSETTS (11)
President: Obama
Senate: Republican Sen. Scott
Brown is ousted by Democrat
Elizabeth Warren, an Oklahoma
City native and 2011 inductee
into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame,
in a race that cost more than $65
million. Brown had been a stunning
upset winner in 2010 for the
seat to succeed the late Sen. Ted
Kennedy.
MICHIGAN (16)
President: Obama
Senate: Democrat Sen. Debbie
Stabenow wins re-election,
defeating former U.S. Rep. Pete
Hoekstra.
House:
MINNESOTA (10)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Amy
Klobuchar gains a second term,
defeating Republican Kurt Bills, a
Ron Paul supporter.
Questions: Photo ID requirement
for voters on ballot.
MISSISSIPPI (6)
President: Romney
Senate: Republican Sen. Roger
Wicker, wins a new term, topping
Albert Gore Jr. (not the
former vice president with the
same name.
MISSOURI (10)
President: Romney
Governor: Democrat Jay Nixon
staves of challenge, wins reelection.
Senate: Democratic Sen. Claire
McCaskill defeats Republican
Todd Akin in one of the nation’s
most closely watched races
after his remarks in an interview
saying that women’s bodies have
ways of avoiding pregnancy in
what he called ‘‘legitimate rape.’’
He later apologized.
House: Six-term Rep. William
Lacy Clay Jr. wins two-year stint,
defeating Republican challenger
Robyn Hamlin for the second
consecutive time in Missouri’s
1st District.
MONTANA (3)
President: Romney
Governor: Democrat Steve
Bullock was leading.
Senate: Challenge for Democratic
Sen. Jon Tester from
Republican Dennis Rehberg,
seeking to move up from House.
Questions: Voters were considering
a proposal prohibiting
forced participation in healthcare
systems.
NEBRASKA (5)
President: Romney
Senate: Republican Deb Fischer,
surprise winner of Senate
primary, holds off a late charge
by former Sen. Bob Kerrey.
NEVADA (6)
President: Obama
Senate: Appointed Republican
Sen. Dean Heller narrow favorite
for full term.
House:
NEW HAMPSHIRE (4)
President: Obama
Governor: Democrat Maggie
Hassan defeats Republican
Ovide Lamontagne to succeed
Democrat John Lynch, who is retiring
after four two-year terms.
NEW JERSEY (14)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Bob
Menendez retains seat, defeating
Republican Joe Kyrillos.
NEW MEXICO (5)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Rep. Martin
Heinrich narrowly favored to
hold vacant Senate seat despite
late push from former Rep.
Heather Wilson.
NEW YORK (29)
President: Obama
Senate: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
coasts to new term, defeating
conservative Republican Wendy
Long.
House: Dems target GOP
Reps. Nan Hayworth, Ann Marie
Buerkle and Chris Gibson after
redistricting. Republicans go
after Rep. Kathy Hochul.
NORTH CAROLINA (15)
President: Romney
Governor: Pat McCrory
becomes North Carolina’s first
Republican governor in two
decades, defeating Democrat
Walter Dalton, who has been
lieutenant governor. Democrat
Gov. Beverly Perdue chose not to
seek re-election.
NORTH DAKOTA (3)
President: Romney
Governor: Republican Jack
Dalrymple wins re-election.
Senate: Republican Rick Berg,
seeking to move up from House,
slight favorite over former attorney
general Heidi Heitkamp.
OHIO (18)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Sherrod
Brown survives a $30 million
ad onslaught from GOP groups,
defeating Republican State Treasurer
Josh Mandel.
OKLAHOMA (7)
President: Romney
House: Republicans complete
a sweep, with newcomers Jim
Bridenstine and Markwayne
Mullin joining incumbents Tom
Cole, Frank Lucas and James
Lankford in the delegation.
OREGON (7)
President: Obama
PENNSYLVANIA (20)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Bob
Casey staves off a stiff challenge
from Republican challenger Tom
Smith.
RHODE ISLAND (4)
President: Obama
Senate: Democratic Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse gains second
term, .
House: Democratic Rep. David
Cicilline faces strong challenge
from Republican Brendan
Doherty.
SOUTH CAROLINA (9)
President: Romney
SOUTH DAKOTA (3)
President: Romney
House: GOP Rep. Kristi Noem
looks safe against Democrat
Matt Varilek.
TENNESSEE (11)
President: Romney
Senate: GOP Sen. Bob Corker
breezes past Mark Clayton, a
Democrat who raised almost no
money.
House: GOP Rep. Scott DesJarlais
stumbled after revelations
he once discussed abortion with
mistress, but he was leading
with most of the votes counted.
TEXAS (38)
President: Romney, in his biggest
single-state prize.
Senate: Republican Ted Cruz,
the tea party darling who ousted
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the
primary, cruises to win over
Democrat Paul Sadler for the
seat being vacated by Kay Bailey
Hutchison. Texas has not elected
a Democrat to the Senate since
Lloyd Bentsen in 1988
House: Democratic Rep. Lloyd
Doggett wins election in a new
district, defeating Republican Susan
Narvaiz in the 35th District
stretching from Austin to San
Antonio. His old district, where
he had served since 1994, had
been redrawn to include more
Republicans.
UTAH (6)
President: Romney
Governor: Republican Gary
Herbert wins new term.
Senate: Ditto for Republican
Orrin Hatch, who defeats Democrat
Scott Howell.
VERMONT (3)
President: Obama
Governor: Democrat incumbent
Peter Shumlin is shoo-in.
Senate: Independent Sen.
Bernie Sanders coasts.
VIRGINIA (13)
President: Obama
Senate: Democrat Tim Kaine
wins, holding off a challenge
from Republican George Allen.
WASHINGTON (12)
President: Obama
Governor: Competitive race between
Democrat Jay Inslee and
Republican Attorney General
Rob McKenna. The state’s 2004
governor’s race required three
recounts.
Senate: Incumbent Democrat
Maria Cantwell wins handily
over Republican Michael
Baumgartner.
Questions: Results being tallied
on same-sex marriage proposal.
WEST VIRGINIA (5)
President: Romney
Governor: Incumbent Democrat
Earl Ray Tomblin safe.
Senate: Same with Democrat
Joe Manchin, who defeated John
Raese, the Republican he defeated
in 2010 to complete the
term of the late Robert Byrd.
WISCONSIN (10)
President: Obama
Senate: Former GOP Gov. Tommy
Thompson loses to Democratic
Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who
will move up from House for
the seat of Herbert Kohl, who is
retiring..
House: GOP veep candidate
Paul Ryan keeps his House seat.
WYOMING (3)
President: Romney
Senate: GOP Sen. John Barrasso
breezes to new term against
Democrat Tim Chestnut.
Questions: Voters were considering
a proposal prohibiting
forced participation in healthcare
systems.
Associated Images:
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ted Cruz and his wife, Heidi, celebrate during a victory speech on Tuesday in Houston. Cruzdefeated Democrat Paul Sadler to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. DAVID J. PHILLIP/Associated Press
Democrat Joe Donnelly celebrates with his wife, Jill, after winning the U.S. Senate seat over Republican Richard Mourdock at an electionnight celebration in Indianapolis. MICHAEL CONROY/Associated Press
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