New York State

For the New York U.S. Senate Seat, Incumbent Charles Schumer appears to have defeated Republican Jay Townsend with 65% of the votes to 33%. These reports only include 84% of reported votes, but are enough to project Schumer as the winner. Schumer won in all counties except for Hamilton, Wyoming, Allegany, and Tioga.

For the other New York Senate race, Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand held onto her seat which was originally Hillary Clinton’s. Gillibrand defeated DioGuardi with 61% of the votes to 37%.

For the New York Governor’s race, recent polls had shown Democrat Andrew Cuomo leading Republican Carl Paladino with 58% of the votes to 33%. It turns out that these polls were pretty accurate as well. With 86% of votes reported, Cuomo is leading Paladino with 62% of the votes to Paladino’s 34%.

It appears as though the Democrats took the 3 major elections in New York State.

Washington Election

As of right now – 7:08 AM Local time in Washington State, here are the Election results for U.S. Senate:

- Democrat Patty Murray is leading with approximately 50% of the votes with a total of 722,396.

- Republican Dino Rossi is barely trailing Murray with approximately 50% of the votes with a total of 708,391.

There are currently only 65% of the votes in so this race will come down to the wire.

As for the Washington exit polls, 46% of males supported Murray, while 52% supported Rossi. 55% of females supported Murray, while only 44% supported Rossi.

Democrats in the exit polls supported Murray 96% of the time, whereas Republicans favored Rossi 95% of the time. Where the race may be won is with the independents. The exit polls show that independent voters supported Rossi 57% of the time, whereas they only supported Murray 40% of the time.

Who will win this years U.S. Senate Seat in Washington? Stay tuned to TheNewsofToday for more election results as they come in.

Florida Election Results Point to Rubio Victory

For the Florida Senate Seat, Republican Marco Rubio has clearly defeated both Independent candidate, and Governor, Charlie Crist, as well as Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek. With 90% of the vote counted in Florida, Rubio garnered 49% of them, while Crist had 30%, and Meek 20%, The results were pretty much expected if you followed the polls prior to the elections. Also, considering that Crist and Meek have only received approximately 50% of the total votes combines, it’s safe to say that even if Meek had dropped out of the election like some Democrats had hoped, Rubio still would have been the victor.

In the race for Governor in the state of Florida, things are extremely close. With 89% of precincts reporting this morning, Republican Rick Scott is barely ahead of his Democratic rival, Alex Sink. Scott commands 49% of the vote to Sink’s 48%. This election was fought hard to the very end by both candidates, and it may be quite a while before we hear official final results for this 2010 Florida Governor’s election. Pre-election polls had actually given Sink a very slight advantage, so Scott is fairing a bit better than expected. Having said this we still have yet to hear from 11% of the states voters.

Washington Election Results Favor Rossi For Senate

Washington State has been one of the tighter races in the 2010 elections for Senate, so as election results begin pouring in, the outcome seems to be somewhat of a surprise. Pre-election polls earlier this week indicated that both the Republican candidate Rossi and Democratic Candidate Murray were in a virtual tie. A majority of the polls in the last few days actually showed that Murray had a slight edge over the Republican. Having said this, after 34% of the votes have been counted, things seem to be going the Republican’s way.

The polls which closed in Washington at 11PM EDT are indicating that Rossie is ahead of Murray 54% to 46%, or 408,991 votes to 348,740 votes. If things continue as they are, the Incumbent Democrat will be giving yet another seat in the Senate up to the Republicans. If the Washington Senate election does end up going to the Republicans, the party will certainly walk away happy. Washignton was one of the major toss up states in this years Senate elections, an election which will likely see the Republicans win the majority in the House, and likely at least make things more even in the Senate. Remember though, that only about one third of all votes in the state have been counted, so things are still very much up in the air.

Colorado Election Results Begin Coming In

Currently, the incumbent Senator, Bennet is ahead of the Republican candidate Buck 50% to 45% or 411,188 votes to 368,740 votes. Polls closed in the state of Colorado at 9PM EDT, so less than 50% of the votes have been counted thus far. Having said this, Bennet seems to be in a lead large enough to at least make Democrats feel a little at ease that Colorado won’t be taken from them in this 2010 elections.

The other big election in Colorado is for Governor, and as with the Senate race, the Democrat is also leading here. Hickenlooper has approximately 53% of the popular vote, compared to the Independent candidate, Tancredo who has 36% of the vote, and Republican Candidate, Maes with 9%. The vote differential is so great that CNN has already projected Hickenlooper to win the Governor’s election in the state.

There were also two major amendments being voted on in Colorado. One which would change the definition of a person so that abortions would pretty much become illegal in the state, has received 73% “no,” votes, and another which amends the Colorado constitution so that people can not be penalized for not purchasing health care, which also seems to be getting a majority of “no” votes at 55%.

Utah Election

Out of the 15% of the results that have thus far been reported for the Utah Senate election, here are the statistics:

- Republican Mike Lee – 50% of the Votes with 44,520 votes Leads.
- Democrat Sam Granato – 46% of the Votes with 41,169 votes is in second.

Lee is looking to take over for the incumbent Bob Bennett who was defeated at the Republican State convention in May. As of now, it looks as though the 39-year-old Lee will win the seat.

Will The Democratic Party Hold On To The Senate?

The states of Washington, Alaska, Illinois, and Colorado, are being considered toss up states because the elections for Senators in each of those states are extremely close. If the Republicans can win all 4 of these states, they will have an excellent shot at winning control of the Senate. If the Democrats win one, and the Republicans three, a split Senate is likely.

While it’s looking better for Democratic candidate Murray in Washington State, Illinois and Colorado are seemingly favoring the Republican candidates. Alaska is a true toss up, possibly going to the write-in candidate Murkowski. If Joe Miller, a Sarah Palin Tea Party candidate, can pull out a victory in that state, the Republicans just may have a shot Election coverage later tonight should certainly be interesting, as Democrats and Republicans likely will be biting their nails until the final polls close.

Late Polls For The 2010 Pennsylvania Elections

The Pennsylvania Senate race, in which Pat Toomey has remained in the lead since March, continues to go the way of the Republican. A poll released just this morning by McClatchy/Marist indicated that Pat Toomey leads Democrat, Joe Sestak 52-45. This complements another poll released today by Morning Call Tracking, which also shows Toomey in the lead 45-43 over Sestak.

In the 2010 Pennsylvania Governor’s race, Republican candidate, Tom Corbett, takes on Democrat, Dan Onorato. This is another very close race, but once again the Republican candidate, Corbett, has been leading his Rival, Onorato in the majority of polls since March. In the polls released this morning, Corbett led Onorato 51-44 in the one performed by McClatchy/Marist, and 50-41 in the Morning Call Tracking poll.

Although a lot can change in the next couple days, it’s safe to say that Pennsylvania will likely go to the Republicans this year.

Election Day 2010

In Washington State, the latest polls are showing Democrat Dino Rossi dead even with the state’s current senator Patty Murray. Other states find themselves in similar close races for Senate seats, including Wisconsin, West Virginia, Nevada, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Alaska, Florida, and California.

For the Gubernatorial races, in which Republicans seem to be slightly favored, candidates also find themselves in neck-and-neck battles with their opponents. California, Oregon, Minnesota, Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio, Maryland, New Mexico, Connecticut, and Texas all appear to have close races. It will really come down to every individual vote on Election Day 2010.

“There are so many close races in Florida alone, it could really go either way, and it’s rather exciting,” said 83-year-old Mary McGrath of Miami Florida.

Voters everywhere really seems to be getting into the races this year. By looking that the political polls, one can see why. Remember, “every vote counts,” and this year that statement may be even more true than in years past.

2010 Ohio Elections, A Battle To The End

The race for the election for the Senate seat in Ohio is close, but seems to be favored towards Portman. A poll done today by SurveyUSA indicated that Portman led Fisher 52-37. A Quinnipiac poll also indicate,d two days ago, similar numbers with Portman over Fisher 53-36. According to Polls going all the way back to June, Portman has had a sizable lead.

The Election for the next Governor of Ohio, however, is extremely close. Having said this, recent polls have been showing a slight edge for Republican candidate, John Kasich. In fact two fairly reliable polls were released today showing this. An election poll performed by Rasmussen Reports showed Kasich leading Strictland 48-44, while a separate poll by Survey USA indicated that Kasich was leading Strictland 49-44. This race has been neck to neck going all the way back to March.

A lot can happen in the next few days, however, the race for Governor remains much more a question mark than that for the Senate seat. Make sure you get out their and vote on Tuesday!