Siteadmin, oversight, Administrators
5,098
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 51:
Line 51: − + Line 65:
Line 65: − − *'''West Virginia''' − − Popular Democratic Governor [[Joe Manchin]] will run in a special election to replace the late [[Robert Byrd]]. Businessman and 2006 nominee John Raese has entered the race. Line 123:
Line 119: + + + +
2010 Midterm Elections (view source)
Revision as of 17:57, December 31, 2010
, 17:57, December 31, 2010→Senate
Texas Senator [[John Cornyn]], the head of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] has quietly put Senate Republicans in position to benefit as the national political environment goes negative on Democrats. Cornyn has recruited serious candidates in Democratic-held seats in Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, Connecticut, North Dakota, California and still maybe Wisconsin, Washington, and New York. With seven open seats to defend, Cornyn understands that he must play offense in a few states if he hopes to position the party to make major gains in the 2012 and 2014 cycles -- both of which, by the numbers, are far more favorable for Republicans.
Texas Senator [[John Cornyn]], the head of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] has quietly put Senate Republicans in position to benefit as the national political environment goes negative on Democrats. Cornyn has recruited serious candidates in Democratic-held seats in Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, Connecticut, North Dakota, California and still maybe Wisconsin, Washington, and New York. With seven open seats to defend, Cornyn understands that he must play offense in a few states if he hopes to position the party to make major gains in the 2012 and 2014 cycles -- both of which, by the numbers, are far more favorable for Republicans.
===Special Elections===
===Special Election===
*'''Massachusetts'''
*'''Massachusetts'''
The defeat for Coakley, coming on the heels of the Democrats' loss of Virginia and New Jersey in Nov. 2009, was a major blow to the liberal caused and reinvigorated the Republican party nationally.
The defeat for Coakley, coming on the heels of the Democrats' loss of Virginia and New Jersey in Nov. 2009, was a major blow to the liberal caused and reinvigorated the Republican party nationally.
===Open Seats===
===Open Seats===
Moderate Republican [[George Voinovich]] announced he would not seek a third term. Lieutenant Governor [[Lee Fisher]] won the Democratic nomination over Ohio Secretary of State [[Jennifer Brunner]] with 55% of the vote, a much closer margin than polls had shown. <ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/96111-fisher-wins-ohio-dem-senate-primary-will-face-portman</ref>Fisher received the endorsement of Democratic Governor [[Ted Strickland]]. Meanwhile, Republicans rallied behind [[Rob Portman]], former Congressman and Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]. Although polls originally showed a tight race, Portman defeated Fisher by a 57%-39% margin.
Moderate Republican [[George Voinovich]] announced he would not seek a third term. Lieutenant Governor [[Lee Fisher]] won the Democratic nomination over Ohio Secretary of State [[Jennifer Brunner]] with 55% of the vote, a much closer margin than polls had shown. <ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/96111-fisher-wins-ohio-dem-senate-primary-will-face-portman</ref>Fisher received the endorsement of Democratic Governor [[Ted Strickland]]. Meanwhile, Republicans rallied behind [[Rob Portman]], former Congressman and Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]. Although polls originally showed a tight race, Portman defeated Fisher by a 57%-39% margin.
*'''West Virginia'''
Popular Democratic Governor [[Joe Manchin]] was elected to replace the late Senator [[Robert Byrd]]. Businessman and 2006 nominee John Raese made the race surprisingly close by tieing Manchin to the Obama administration.
===Democratic incumbents===
===Democratic incumbents===