Results Show Democrats Gained Seats In Legislature
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Complete -- but unofficial -- returns from the general election showed Wednesday that the Democrats picked up two seats in the Arkansas Legislature.
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In their new role as the House majority, the Democrats so far this year have shown overwhelming unity on legislative votes. There are some exceptions, though Ã¢ÂÂ and they mostly come from members of the big and decisive House Class of 2006 who prevailed last year in politically competitive districts and could face difficult re-election contests in 2008.
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Suddenly, the Democrats' grip on the Senate looks very tenuous indeed. With the party poised to take power with a 51-49 edge in January, Sen. Tim Johnson's unexpected hospitalization ignited the possibility of a 50-50 Senate and a return to the unprecedented power-sharing pact that existed during the first half of 2001.
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Massachusetts Democrats believe they have a good chance this November to end one of the nationÃ¢ÂÂs most unusual political anomalies: Though their party holds all 12 of MassachusettsÃ¢ÂÂ seats in Congress and dominates both the stateÃ¢ÂÂs legislature and its presidential voting, Republicans have won the past four races for governor dating to 1990.
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The Democrats triumphantly reclaimed control of the Vermont House on Wednesday, four years after they were swept from power in a backlash against the state's first-in-the-nation law creating civil unions for gay couples.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor&#39;s race by a 130-vote margin out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results from King County, the last of Washington&#39;s 39 counties to report.
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HawaiiÃ¢ÂÂs reputation as a Democratic-leaning Ã¢ÂÂblueÃ¢ÂÂ state was confirmed in SaturdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary elections, which featured closely contested Democratic primaries for the Senate and the 2nd District that drew substantially more voters than did the much lower-profile Republican contests.
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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Democrats enter the fall campaign  with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the  U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them  positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make  significant gains in the Senate.
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For Democrats nationally, Tuesday&#39;s election returns were a bitter pill. For Southern Democrats, they were pure poison. Five previously Democratic Senate seats were up for grabs.
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Republicans defeated Democrats in the Senate race in Georgia on Tuesday, while the Democratic incumbents were re-elected in Vermont and Indiana, reports reaching here said.
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Republicans captured Democratic seats in Georgia and South Carolina Tuesday night and reached out for renewed control of the Senate.
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The Republicans picked up at least two extra seats in the House of Representatives; two runoffs in Louisiana may expand their majority further.
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&quot;This is a great day for democracy. This has always been about voters. A real victory for the little guy in the state.&quot; - Paul Berendt, state Democratic Party chairman.
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Incumbent governors in Vermont and North Carolina won re-election Tuesday night, while the Democratic candidate in West Virginia kept the governor&#39;s office in the party&#39;s hands.
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Eight lost their jobs, leading Democratic lawmakers to try to rein in presidential powers.
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UNDATED Republicans have strengthened their grip on southern state legislatures. But Democrats gained enough in other parts of the country for an almost-even party split.