CDZ 2014 Mid-Term Election returns thread

[Statistikhengst]

A look at the vote totals in Virginia, 2014 vs. 2013:

That makes for 2,147,218 votes, and still at least 1.5% of counting to go. And then there come straggler votes in the next weeks as well.

Now, 2013:

That makes for 2,240,314 votes cast in total.

So, the 2014 mid-term senatorial will probably equal or exceed the vote count from the highly publicized and costly gubernatorial from 2013.

And, in line with electoral history, the vote in VA, compared to Presidential elections, is about 58% of the total vote in presidential elections:

This means that the turnout in Virginia must be at about 40%. More detailed numbers when the final canvasses are all in.

 

[Jackson]

Republicans take North Carolina...+7!!!

Time for another margarita!

 

[EconChick]

Yep, it's a wave.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Tillis won

 

[Statistikhengst]

Republicans have picked up NY-24. That's the third seat in New York tonight.

I mentioned four House seats from NY in the OP, and indeed, the GOP has picked up three of them. Interesting.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Tillis won

Not called yet.

 

[EconChick]

Hell we could have 10 by the time Alaska is counted.

Actually I don't think we'll take VA, but he sure gave Warner a scare.

 

[EconChick]

Tillis won

Not called yet.

Fox called it.

 

[Statistikhengst]

CNN calls the Senate for the GOP, because it calls NC for Tillis.

 

[Katzndogz]

Republicans may get ten seats.

 

[Statistikhengst]

That puts the GOP at 51 and McConnell will be the Senate Majority Leader.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Republicans have picked up NY-24. That's the third seat in New York tonight.

Now that's a little more surprising than 1 or 21.

 

[Katzndogz]

Illinois governorship just called for republican.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Kay Hagan's polling aggregate was +1.4, well within the MoE.
When Mecklenburg County comes in, this will be a very close outcome.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Illinois turns red in gov race

--LOL

 

[Jackson]

Republicans have won NY-1

That's a shame, Tim's a friend of mine.

There's always a winner and a loser. Many will come away beaten and almost as many will feel the thrill of victory.

True. I don't live in NY anymore, and Suffolk County is such a terrible fucking place that I can't really bring myself to care about it too much, anyway. But I should give him a call, anyway. Losing an election really sucks.

If it were me, id give him a call. It's not the end of the world, but tonight, I bet it feels like it for him.


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I know, man. Losing an election is soul crushing, even when you're just a staffer who doesn't even like their candidate that much - I can only imagine how much it must suck for a candidate, let alone an incumbent.

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[/QUOTE]

He probably is with family tonight but would welcome the call tomorrow. I haven't been in the position you talk of but can imagine it is exactly what you say...soul crushing. Prayers for the losers for comfort and courage.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Republicans have won control of the Nevada State Senate

 

[Jackson]

Illinois turns red in gov race

--LOL

Too bad the Chicago mayor wasn't up for election.

 

[EconChick]

Now it's time to flip to MSNBC for some real entertainment.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Republicans have won NY-1

That's a shame, Tim's a friend of mine.

There's always a winner and a loser. Many will come away beaten and almost as many will feel the thrill of victory.

I think you said that well.

For me, it's just about the pure numbers right now. And about the sweeping majesty of electoral history.

Very little of what is happening tonight is surprising me at all.

Like I said, I will be very interested in seeing the end-canvasses when they do come out in the next 4 to 6 weeks.

It is clearly a wave election which you did not predict. You said Marc Uterus would win Colorado and Hagan would win NC. Stat....the models and polls were way off in virtually every State.

They were off in Kansas, Virginia, and NC by at least 4 points. Many other races were off by a similar amount.

No credible pundits were predicting a wave election cycle.....( But I did....)...the wins for Governors in Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin were huge.