Mississippis Governor Beaten by a Newcomer
An apparent casualty of voters antipathy toward incumbents, Gov. Ray Mabus of Mississippi lost yesterday to a political newcomer, Kirk Fordice, a conservative Republican who stressed his opposition to racial quotas. Mr. Fordice will be the states first Republican governor since Reconstruction. Mr. Mabus, a Democrat, was attempting to become the states first governor to win back-to-back terms. The state dropped a prohibition against successive terms four years ago.
Britains election 2015: seats-to-votes calculator: Square.
IN BRITAINS first-past-the-post electoral system, seats won at a general election are not shared out between the parties proportionally nationwide. Instead each one of the 650 constituencies is self-contained, meaning any��.
General Election 2015: Boris Johnson wins Uxbridge, making him London.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has landed himself a second job, by winning a west London seat for the Conservatives in the general election. Johnson won 22,511 votes to take the Conservative safe seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. Asked to comment on .
Election 2015 live: Miliband reveals first coalition red line to.
The Labour leader last month announced that if he wins the election he will abolish the non-domicile rule that allows many of Britains richest permanent residents to avoid paying tax in the UK on their worldwide income.
General Election 2015: What time will we know who won the General Election?
Its been a busy day of polling in the 2015 General Election across the North East and the rest of the country. A result is expected on a national level around 6 or 7am. In the North East, Newcastle constituencies were among the earliest declared.
General Election 2015: Who won in Cannock Chase?
. not to stand again. The Conservatives had 44.2 per cent of the votes- equal to 20,811 votes, ahead of Labours 15,888 votes. UKIP got more than 8,000 votes in the region with Lib Dems trailing on 1,207- a decrease of 14.7 per cent on the last election.
David Cameron wins majority for Conservatives in Election 2015 victory
David Cameron has won the general election with an outright majority after Labour was virtually wiped out in Scotland and the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed. Mr Cameron hailed the sweetest victory as his party secured the 323 seats needed to form a .
London Election Results As They Come In | Londonist
Earlier this week, we told you how our crack team of election writers (Beth Parnell-Hopkinson, Jonn Elledge and Rachel Holdsworth) went to the pub and debated who we think will win in each of Londons 73 constituencies.
Election result: How David Camerons Conservatives won it
One thing is rock-solid true: the Conservatives who worked on this campaign are as surprised by the result as the pollsters, pundits, politicians and general population. Maybe they shouldnt be - the economy is in good shape and the Conservatives had .
Lynton Crosby: the man who really won the election for the Tories
Eighteen months ago, in a bland meeting room in Mayfair in central London, the Conservatives expensive, controversial, now extravagantly vindicated, hired election strategist Lynton Crosby offered this advice at a rare public masterclass, for the.
Election results: Farage resigns, Miliband and Clegg stand.
Live updates from General Election 2015 counts in Stockton, Redcar, Middlesbrough and East Cleveland.. We are live blogging the local elections here on Friday afternoon. Tom Blenkinsop. Maybe wont bring the football.
THE FIGURES AT MIDNIGHT.; MR. GLADSTONES EXPLANATION OF THE MIDLOTHIAN ELECTION.
LONDON, July 15 -- The returns at midnight showed that the Conservatives had 248 members, the Liberals 232, the McCarthyites 51, the Liberal Unionists 39, the Parnellites 7, and the Laborists 3. Ministerial total, 287; Gladstonan total, 293.. Parliamentary Election; Decreased Majority
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LEAD: MISSISSIPPI Republican to Fill Seat Long Held by Stennis
David Cameron may have won the election, but its for wrecking the Union that.
But even if the polling community concludes that the unseen late swing primarily came in ballot box conversions, I suspect the judgment of history will be this: the moment Cameron won this election came last September when, minutes after the.
Who won the Twitter election campaign battle?
With around 15 million UK users, Twitter has become an important part of the political battleground. During this election campaign, for example, around 7.5 million tweets have been sent by, or to, an MP. It may not be the first social media election.
Who won the debate? Four snap polls disagree ��� and show.
Every single forecaster thinks the Tories will win more seats. We and the Guardian are both nowcasts ��� we project todays polls into a result ��� whereas Election Forecast and Elections Etc are true forecasts. They adjust��.
Rightward, March
How bad was it for Democrats last week? By nearly every demographic measure, the party lost ground, significantly in some cases. The result was the largest reshuffling of the House of Representatives in 50 years.
Hampshire election results live - Get Hampshire
I believe it could be right, if it is right it would mean the Conservatives have clearly won the election. Its an unprecedented vote of confidence in David Camerons leadership, and in particular the message that if you want to��.
Former South Korean Spy Chief Convicted in Online Campaign Against Liberals
The court found that Won Sei-hoon, former head of the National Intelligence Service, had violated a law barring the agency from domestic politics.. Former South Korean intelligence chief Won Sei-hoon is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating law that bans his spy agency from involvement in domestic politics.
General Election result: Who would have won under a different voting system?
These figures show how unrepresentative Parliament is when compared to the popular vote. Heres just how different it would be: - no, the Tory government would NOT have got a majority under proportional representation. - there would be 40 seats between .
Tightrope Act Begins On Filling No. 2 Slots
LEAD: Politicians are forever searching for complicated problems that they can sound thoughtful about.
Hispanic Is Expected to Be the Next Public Face of the G.O.P.
Senator Mel Martinez of Florida is expected to be elected general chairman of the Republican National Committee in January, party officials said Monday. That would apparently make him the first Hispanic leader of the party and address concerns among Republican strategists that the partys standing among Hispanic voters had been hurt in the fight over immigration. Mr. Martinez, 60, who will not step down from the Senate, will serve as the public face of the party -- raising money, appearing on television and helping to rebuild the party after its losses in the election last week, officials said. Mike Duncan, who has been general counsel of the committee since 2002, will be named chairman, serving under Mr. Martinez and in charge of the day-to-day operations of the committee.. Sen Mel Martinez is expected to be elected general chairman of Republican National Committee, making him first Hispanic leader of party; will be public face of party, raising money and helping to repair partys image (M)
Election 2015: SNP win 56 of 59 seats in Scotland to spark.
NEW fears for the future of the United Kingdom have been raised after the Scottish Nationalist Party won a staggering 56 out 59 seats in Scotland.
UK General Election results live blog coverage - Business.
The Conservatives appear to have won the general election on all fronts: There was a huge unexpected swing away from Labour to the Tories. Labour lost Scotland to the SNP. The Liberal Democrats were wiped out��.
Then There Were 80: Assembly Race Results
In the 80 Assembly contests, the Democrats picked up one seat, for a total of 31. The Republicans still hold a decisive edge, with 49 seats. Here are the winners, as reported by the Associated Press. DISTRICT 1 -- The two Republican incumbents, John C. Gibson and Nicholas Asselta, were re-elected.. List of winners in New Jersey Assembly elections; map; Republicans now hold 49 seats, Democrats 31 (S)
ELECTION LATEST: Miliband, Clegg and Farage quit.
ELECTION LATEST: Miliband, Clegg and Farage quit - Shropshire goes blue - Tories one seat from majority win. Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage today resigned as the leaders of Labour, the Lib Dems and Ukip��.
Election 2015 - Daily Express
Mark Reckless and Nigel Farage lost in the election while Douglas Carswell won. Britain saw a huge surge of support for Farages party which gained about 4 million votes ��� more than the SNP and Lib Dems put together��.
Move to Ease Term Limits Loses at Polls In California
A little more than 10 years after a voters revolt placed strict term limits on many state and local offices, politicians in seven states have started to fight back with efforts to ease those limits. But in a closely watched battle here in California, a proposition that would have permitted members of the State Assembly and State Senate to extend their terms was soundly defeated on Tuesday. The loss was widely seen as a major setback for such movements across the country. The initiative, Proposition 45, was thrashed, 42 percent in favor and 58 percent opposed.. California voters soundly reject proposition that would have let state legislators run for office for four years beyond current term limits if they collected signatures equal to 20 percent of ballots cast in previous election; defeat is major setback for movement across nation to ease term limits; could stop for now similar initiatives being considered in other states; voters approve proposition that calls for selling $2.6 billion in bonds to fund environmental projects; Orange County voters approve mesure to turn former Marine air base, El Toro, into park rather than proposed regional commercial airport (M)
Coventry and Warwickshire election results live: Exit polls.
Well be bringing you all the General Election 2015 results from Coventry, Nuneaton and the rest of Warwickshire as they happen.. Exit Poll hints at Conservative General Election win and terrible Labour performance.
For Post-Election Congress, Extensive To-Do List Is Awaiting Action
The Democrats won the midterm elections, but time has not run out on the Republican majority in Congress. Despite devastating losses at the polls, Republicans will control the post-election session that opens Monday as lawmakers return to try to finish 10 overdue spending bills and other legislation that stalled because of pre-election gamesmanship.. Republicans will maintain control in Congress in post-election session as lawmakers return to try to finish 10 overdue spending bills and other legislation that stalled because of pre-election gamesmanship; leaders have compiled ambitious to-do list, hoping to dispose of energy legislation and other bills that have languished; Pres Bush hopes to take advantage of Republican majority until end of year and is pressing legislation authorizing domestic wiretapping program and nomination of John R Bolton as United Nations ambassador, although both parties appear to have written both issues off; parties will also elect leadership for new Congress; photos (M)
Call to Ease Property Taxes Resounds in 35th District
The Republican Party is pouring money into the district as part of its bid to retain a State Senate majority.
Election 2015: Do polls and predictions now suggest David.
We concluded that Cameron could still win, but his path to victory was clearly more difficult than Milibands. We then introduced what we think is the key graph for this election. It maps all the crucial Tory-Labour marginals.
Whos Running for Congress or, in Some Cases, Walking
In four of New Jerseys 13 Congressional districts, challengers are mounting campaigns strong enough to give the incumbents some sleepless nights, while the other nine incumbents seem to be walking toward victory on Tuesday. Nationally, Democrats may hold out a slim hope that they can swing the balance of power back to their side of the aisle, but in New Jersey absolutely everything would have to go right for the Democrats to take control of the delegation, which now has seven Republicans and six Democrats, all of whom are running for re-election.. Overview of New Jersey Congressional district races; analysts and candidates agree that Pres Bill Clintons troubles have so far had little effect on voters; photos; map (L)
Who won the election? Daily Mirrors Jason Beattie updates you on the.
With more than 500 seats declared, it is now certain that the Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in Parliament. David Cameron is on his way back to Downing Street, and looks set to return as Prime Minister even if his party falls just.
Question Time: Guardian/ICM poll 44% say Cameron won.
A snap ICM poll for the Guardian has found that David Cameron was judged to have performed best in the BBCs Question Time Leaders Election Special, featuring Miliband, Cameron and Nick Clegg. (See 10.15pm.).
General Election 2015 LIVE - Daily Express
Ukip were boosted as Douglas Carswell retained his seat in Clacton, which he had previously won in a by-election last year. But Nigel Farages lost the crucial Thanet South seat and quit minutes later at a press conference.
A New Voice Grips South Korea With Plain Talk About Inequality and Justice
The endorsement of Ahn Cheol-soo, who founded a computer company before becoming a social critic, helped an independent candidate win Seouls mayoral election.
Election 2015: Who won in Walsall?
And weve got all the reaction to the morning after the night before. Looking for an overview? Weve got a guide to everything you need to know from results night. And the general UK picture is here - with a round up of Who Won the General Election.
When will we know who has won the General Election?
The election is incredibly tight, and all forecasters expect that no one party will get the 326 seats they need to have a majority in our 650 seat Parliament - a result known as a hung parliament. Heres what the experts say about when well know for.
Currys Campaign Is One Big If Only
IF William E. Currys shoestring campaign for governor were an automobile, it would be a 2002 Pontiac LeMans, a power-starved puddle-jumper that is best remembered, in a previous incarnation, as a leaner, meaner muscle car. If it were a heavyweight title fight, this years Curry for Governor campaign would be Ali-Frazier II, the relatively soporific 1974 rematch of a classic 15-round brawl in 71 between two well-known warriors who never did like each other.. Paul Zielbauer Election Memo column on Democrat William Currys second attempt since 1994 to unseat Connecticut Gov John Rowland; holds Curry has neither party backing nor finances to be much of a contender; photo (M)
Election results: Cameron re-appoints senior ministers
The Conservatives have won 331 seats - a result Mr Cameron called the sweetest victory of all. In a video, obtained by The Spectator magazine, he thanked aides and supporters at Conservative HQ. He said the Tories are going to get the opportunity to .
NICARAGUA IS CALM IN HEAVY TURNOUT FOR CRITICAL VOTE
LEAD: Under intense international scrutiny, this war-battered country voted today in the first free and broadly contested elections in its history. There were few reports of violence and strong signs of an overwhelming voter turnout.
Election 2015: Ed Miliband resigns as Conservatives win stunning majority - LIVE
As a result, he is resigning and a leadership election will take place. He praises the warmth and good grace that his party fought with. It is simply heartbreaking to see people lose their seats because of forces beyond their control. He says the.
South Korean Intelligence Agents Accused of Tarring Opposition Online Before Election
Prosecutors said the nine intelligence agents used Internet postings to attack the domestic opposition as South Koreans prepared to vote for president.. Prosecutors accuse nine South Korean intelligence agents of writing more than 5,000 posts on the Internet in psychological warfare campaign against North Korea since 2009, using some of them to attack domestic opposition before South Koreas presidential election in 2012.
Huge Head Start for Hillary Clinton, but the Big Race Is Far From Won
If a primary candidate ever deserved the distinction of “inevitable,” it is Hillary Clinton today. Yet nothing would be inevitable in the general election.. The Upshot; strength with which Hillary Rodham Clinton enters Democratic race for 2016 presidential nomination is unprecedented, and she can reasonably be characterized as being inevitable nominee; absence of viable rivals suggests that path to nomination may be easy, but it by no means is indication that general election will be.
Election 2015 results LIVE: Conservatives on course to win
The majority of more than 15,000 votes he secured in the 2010 election, was slashed to just 2,353 over Labours Oliver Coppard, a 33-year-old green energy manager, born and raised in the constituency. It ought to have enabled the Lib Dems to salvage a .
Excerpts From News Conference: Imagine Hussein With Nuclear Weapons
Following are excerpts from President Bushs news conference yesterday, as recorded by The New York Times: Mr. Bush This is an important week for our country and for the world. The United Nations will vote tomorrow on a resolution bringing the civilized world together to disarm Saddam Hussein.. Excerpts from Pres Bushs post-election news conference, on Iraq and domestic political matters; photo (L)
Election 2015: SNP wins 56 of 59 seats in Scots landslide
The SNP has recorded a historic landslide general election victory in Scotland, winning 56 out of 59 seats. Labour has been left with just one MP north of the border, but its Scottish leader Jim Murphy, who lost his seat, said he would continue in his.
#GE2015 result: David Camerons Conservative Party wins.
David Camerons Conservative Party has won an overall majority in the UK General Election. Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has resigned after a crushing defeat, with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and UKIPs Nigel Farage��.
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan wins special election for.
NEW YORK (AP) ��� The district attorney connected to the Eric Garner police chokehold death case has won a special election to fill a New York City congressional seat that became vacant when the Republican incumbent��.
Bush Zigzags After Choice Loses in California Primary
When President Bush called Bill Simon Jr. this morning to congratulate him on winning the California Republican primary for governor, he only indirectly acknowledged that his preferred candidate, Richard J. Riordan, was overwhelmed in an upset on Tuesday that just weeks ago was inconceivable to the White House. As Mr. Simon, Mr. Riordan and a roomful of partisans listened by speakerphone at a unity breakfast here, the audience laughed as Mr. Bush said, Ive got a lot of friends out there -- including the folks you defeated.. Pres Bush congratulates Bill Simon Jr, who upset his preferred candidate, Richard J Riordan, in California gubernatorial primary; pledges to travel to California to work to defeat Gov Gray Davis; many Republicans see Riordan as far better able to appeal to independents, women and Hispanic voters than Simon, conservative political newcomer; upset raises questions about Bush strategy to broaden Republican base in California; ex-Pres Gerald R Ford lauds Simon campaign; photo (M)
For the Democrats, Bill Williams
7/14/98 -- On a quick jog after work I see an unfamiliar car with our campaign bumper sticker on it; this makes me happy and the rest of the run goes a little bit easier. 7/15/98 --The entire campaign team gets together for pizza and envelope stuffing because our first fund-raiser is about to take place. Due, in part, to the efforts of my Type A personality friends, the work gets done quickly. Everyone has a good time. Can campaigning be this much fun?. Excerpts from campaign diary of Bill Williams, Democratic candidate for Town Council seat in Livingston, NJ (M)