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The polls in New York close in a half hour, so the media won't be reporting returns until then. But it's still exciting and heartbreaking to watch the other states' elections returns. For starters, Bob Casey ousting Rick Santorum for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania? That's exciting. Heartbreaking would be reports of bugs and intimidation at the polls.
NBC also projects that Bob Menendez will win re-election in NJ (with only 3% reporting, though). Well, we guess a final day of campaigning with Rudy Giuliani can't do everything. And also that Sherrod Brown will win the Senate seat over Ohio incumbent Mike DeWine. And here are eight other winners that WNBC reported:
- Vermont: Political independent Bernie Sanders won the seat now held by another independent, retiring Sen. James Jeffords, guaranteeing that the next Senate will have at least one independent.
- Indiana: Republican Sen. Dick Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, coasted to a sixth term.
- West Virginia: Re-elected to a ninth term was Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd, who at 88 is the oldest and longest serving senator in the nation’s history, 48 years.
- Florida: Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson over Republican Katherine Harris.
- Delaware: Incumbent Democrat Thomas Carper over Republican Jan Ting.
- Massachusetts: Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy over Republican Ken Chase.
- Mississippi: Incumbent Republican Trent Lott over Democrat Erik Fleming.
- Maine: Incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe over Democrat Jean Hay Bright.
The NY State Democratic Party is getting ready for a big victory tonight, with a shindig planned at the Sheraton. All except State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who may be celebrating at his hotel, the Jolly Madison Towers on East 38th Street. (Jolly Madison sort of sounds like a hooker name - you know, your pet was named Jolly, you grew up on Madison...)
9:00PM - Hillary Clinton is project to win re-election in NY. Tell us something we didn't know two months ago! Other project winners in New York: Eliot Spitzer for Governor and Andrew Cuomo for Attorney General. Again, not that surprising, but Spitzer's Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, State Senator from Harlem, is an intriguing story. He's the first black lieutenant governor (he became the highest ranking black politician in NY State when he was made the state Senate minority leader).
No word on the State Comptroller race, because who is doing exit polling about that? No one.
9:11PM CNN calls the Connecticut Senate race for Joe Lieberman. Somewhere, Mayor Bloomberg is smiling.
9:55PM: NY Times reports that John Faso conceded the gubernatorial race to Spitzer.
10:05PM: With 3.76% of precincts reporting, NY1 says Hevesi leads 58% to Chris Callaghan's 37%. But NY1 is not calling the race for Hevesi yet.
11:30PM Jeannine Pirro goes legal in her concession speech to Cuomo: "We fought the good fight, we presented the evidence, and the people have spoken. They have rendered their verdict, and we accept it."
11:45pm: NY1 is calling it for Hevesi: "with 65 percent of precincts reporting, Hevesi had 58 percent to Callaghan's 37 percent." That's a solid sweep for the Democrats. Callaghan says he's "baffled" at the loss.
11:50pm: CNN is calling the House for the Dems-- two seats in upstate New York switched from red to blue: the 24th, won by Michael Arcuri, and the 20th, won by Kirsten Gillibrand. The Senate is still up in the air-- Democrats have won in three of the contested races, but need six seats to gain control.
12:15am: Virginia, Montana, Tennessee, and Missouri seem to be the Senate races that the experts are watching, three of them seem to be going slightly Democratic.
12:51pm: CNN is reporting that the Tennessee Senate seat has gone to the Republicans. Three seats to go, and all would have to go Democratic for the Senate to switch. We're going to be heading to sleep for a few hours-- if something happens while we're gone, leave it in the comments.
Photographs of worker getting podium ready for NY Democrats' party and of victorious Cuomo, Spitzer, and Clinton by Mary Altaffer/AP
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That wily David Blaine.
"Policy and a Pint" on The Current live video feed online(Minnesota Public Radio)has just announced CNN predicts Amy Klobuchar(Dem)is leading by 65 percent A good sign for one of the blue states that was a "maybe" for this between-years election. No word on other candidates. Go BLUES
Fascinating to see how the states balance and how this effects Bush's power in Congress particularly on supreme court nominations.
Unfortunately, the bulk of Supreme Court damage has already been done. Are any other Justices due to retire in the next 2 years?
maybe now we'll find those wmds in iraq.
this election was so important, i made sure to vote twice.
i voted thrice.
What are the results for the State Senate and Assembly?
ny1 called it for hevesi
cnn is saying dems will win house, senate still undecided
I can't believe the DEMS got the House!!!!!
HOLY CRAP!
That is all.
The whole thing seemed anti-climactic.
I am just happy the damn annoying ads have ended!
If anyone cares, here are some screen captures of tonight's TV coverage
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You can't believe the Dems won the House? Where have you been living the past few months?
What the? I was hoping the Republicans would still control AMerica as I want to be able to see the apocalypse in my lifetime. WIth George Bush as our leader we were able to stand at the cliff of Ragnarok and I was sure another 2 years and we'd get to the entire annihilation of every man woman and child on the face of the earth. This sucks. damn you democrats.
"Are any other Justices due to retire in the next 2 years?"
I, seriously, am worried that Scalia will live to 115.
I thought that naming convention was for drag queens, not hookers. It makes more sense when you look at some of the acts around the city.
This is great for me !!! It's time for a change maybe the "Donkeys will get it right this time . I hope they do for all of our sakes, I knew Spitzer, Clinton, and sadly Cuomo would win with ease . Dubya can't be happy with the turnout in this years elections . I saw that his good buddy Mrs. Harris lost her bid for a senate seat in Florida . Good for her , Lousy bitch That's what she gets for her part in stealing the presidency for Bush in the first place .
" Sarcasm" -> The lost art form of the gothamist .
Callaghan was baffled at the loss? Why? Because New Yorkers won't vote for a douche in a bow-tie? If you're un-ironically wearing a bow-tie, there's something a little wrong with you, mentally.
Do you think there were any votes from dead people?
Yeah, NYers vote for people based on what they wear, especially bowties. That's why Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the New York state Senator for 24 years.
And no, he wasn't "ironically" wearing a bowtie. That would be the domain of hipsters.