Primaries Held for Governor, Senate Seats
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With an open governor's seat in Washington state and two Senate seats drawing vigorous challengers, voters in eight states chose their fall candidates Tuesday in the shadow of a divisive, tight presidential contest.
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The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates
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A recount by hand of 2.9 million votes began Wednesday to determine the winner of the closest gubernatorial race in state history.
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With more than half the Florida vote counted, the Arizona Senator is projected to win the winner-take-all GOP primary
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Michigan comes a step closer to moving its primary election forward, as states jostle to be first in the calendar.
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Call it the political battle along the Potomac: Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia hold primaries today. Coming off his weekend sweep, Sen. Barack Obama is hoping for a hat trick over Sen. Hillary Clinton. And Mike Huckabee aims to show the GOP race with Sen. John McCain "is not over."
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Georgia and Alaska joined the growing list of states pushing up their presidential primary voting to Feb. 5, a date clearly shaping up as a national primary day for Republicans and Democrats
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The Supreme Court said yesterday it will consider the constitutionality of a statewide primary election system in which the top two finishers advance to the general election even if they are from the same party.
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IT&#39;S NOW A TWO-FRONT WAR: Democrats announce a second recount of the 2.9 million ballots cast for governor, and head to state Supreme Court to seek a broader ballot count.
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The presidential election may be decided along party lines, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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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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Republicans added US Senate seats in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and replaced a retiring Republican in Oklahoma. Democrats claimed a seat in Illinois.
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Florida Rep. Jim DavisÃ¢ÂÂ victory in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic primary for governor was the latest success among the large group of House members who have sought their partiesÃ¢ÂÂ gubernatorial nominations this year.
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate race in America&#39;s political battle was proving as pitched as the main event yesterday as Republicans renewed their claim on the Senate floor and reached out to grab hold of Democratic seats across the south.
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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IllinoisÃ¢ÂÂ move into the bustling semi-national primary next Feb. 5 is official. Democratic Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich signed legislation setting the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 presidential primary for that date, joining a large and growing roster of states that have done the same.
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Voters in 11 states will elect governors on Nov. 2 in contests that test both the drawing power of the presidential candidates dominating the ticket and the down-home strength of the two major parties.