TheGreenPapers: 2006 Midterm Election follow up; 2007 Off Year Elections
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final 2006 Midterm Runoff Election ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 12 December 2006 ========================= Texas - Nonpartisan Runoff CD 23 Since no candidate received a majority of the 7 November vote in the non-Partisan "all-up" election, the top two vote getters, Congressman Henry Bonilla (R) 48.1% and former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (D) 20.3% will compete in a 12 December runoff. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/TX.phtml#H23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midterm Election Update ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================= 2006 Primary, Runoff, and Midterm Elections home http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ ========================= 110th U.S. House as elected U.S. House 110th Congress. 232 Democrats (majority) to 202 Republicans. 1 runoff election in Texas CD 23 remains. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/House.phtml?v=u Contest to watch: Florida CD 13-- Buchanan (R) 50.08% vs. Jennings (D) 49.92%. On 20 November election officials certified Republican Vernon "Vern" Buchanan as the winner by 369 votes. Democratic Christine L. Jennings filed a lawsuit requesting a new election arguing that a malfunction in the voting machines caused a 13% undervote (blank ballots). An audit of the machines began the week of 27 November using a 12 hour scripted "mock election". The first tests, performed 28 November on voting machines not brought into service on election day, showed a CD 13 discrepancy of 5 votes (in favor of Jennings). However, video tapes revealed that the differences were due to participants making mistakes while choosing their selections. The second tests, perfumed 1 December on voting machines that had an undervote on election day, showed no discrepancies in the CD 13 contest. Jennings legal challenge will be heard in Leon County on 15 December. Ms. Jennings has the option of challenging the results when the 110th Congress convenes. We are currently calling this contest for Buchanan. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/FL.phtml#H13 ========================= Down Ballot Elections to be called Guam Governor-- On 10 November 2006 the Guam Election Commission's certified the Gubernatorial General Election results declaring the Republican team of incumbent governor Felix Camacho and Dr. Mike Cruz as victors. The opposition team of Robert Underwood and Frank Aguon, Jr. is contesting the Commission's decision not to include 504 over votes (ballots cast for both candidates) when determining the total number of votes cast. On 30 November the Guam Supreme Court heard the oral arguments. If the overvotes are counted, a runoff election would be required since no candidate would have received the majority of the vote. The runoff was originally scheduled for Tuesday 21 November. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/GU.phtml#TG Vermont Auditor of Accounts-- Randy Brock (R) 44.47% vs. Thomas Salmon (D) 44.41%. The Vermont Secretary of State completed the recount on 14 November with the official results showing Brock winning by 137 votes out of 250,717. Tom Salmon filed for a recount on Thursday 16 November at the Washington County Superior Court in Montpelier. The recount began Monday 4 December. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/VT.phtml#AUA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 25 November 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 9 December 2006 ========================= Midterm Election Update Louisiana CD 2: Since no candidate received a majority of the 7 November vote, the top two vote getters, Congressman William J. Jefferson (D) 30.0% and Karen Carter (D) 21.6%, faced off in a 9 December runoff. With 96% of the precincts reporting in the runoff, Congressman Jefferson has been re-elected with 57% of the vote. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/LA.phtml#H02 ========================= Sessions of Congress The 109th Congress adjourned sine die on 8 December 2006. The 110th Congress will convene on 3 January 2007. The Friday 8 December 2006 date is the so-called "legislative day" of adjournment (even though the final gavel sounded in the wee hours of the morning of Saturday the 9th, the Congressional Record will treat it as one last session beginning the day before). http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/soc/#109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 6, 2006 ========================= The Bush Administration The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense. Yeas: 95, NAYs: 2, Not Voting: 3. NAYS from Bunning (R-KY) and Santorum (R-PA). Not voting were Bayh (D-IN), Biden (D-DE), and Dole (R-NC). http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#sod ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 4 December 2006 ========================= The Bush Administration President George W. Bush has accepted the resignation of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton of Maryland. Mr. Bolton was appointed Monday 1 August 2005 during a Congressional recess. The resignation takes effect upon the formal adjournment of the 109th Congress (before noon 3 January 2007). http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#aun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday November 30, 2006 ========================= 2008 Republican Delegate Allocation Our list of 2008 Republican National delegate allocations have been updated to reflect the results of the 2006 Gubernatorial and Senatorial elections. 2006 Gubernatorial election bonus delegates allocated: AL+1 Bob Riley, AK+1 Sarah H. Palin, CA+1 Arnold Schwarzenegger, CT+1 M. Jodi Rell, FL+1 Charlie Crist, GA+1 Sonny Perdue, HI+1 Linda Lingle, ID+1 C.L. "Butch" Otter, MN+1 Tim Pawlenty, NE+1 Dave Heineman, NV+1 James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons, RI+1 Donald L. Carcieri, SC+1 Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr., SD+1 Mike Rounds, TX+1 Rick Perry. 2006 Senatorial election bonus delegates allocated: AZ+1 Jon L. Kyl, IN+1 Richard G. Lugar, ME+1 Olympia J. Snowe, MS+1 Trent Lott, NV+1 John Eric Ensign, TN+1 Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr., TX+1 Kay Bailey Hutchison, UT+1 Orrin G. Hatch, WY+1 Craig L. Thomas. Bonus delegates allocations for the U.S. House and State Legislatures will be updated at a later date. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P08/R-Alloc.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday November 29, 2006 ========================= Midterm Election Update North Carolina CD 8: Congressman Hayes (R) 50.14% vs. Kissell (D) 49.86%. Congressman Hayes has been re-elected. The 17 November certified vote had Congressman Hayes ahead by a 339 vote margin. Kissell filed for a recount which reduced Congressman Hayes' lead to 329 votes. On 21 November the Kissell campaign filed paperwork requesting hand recounts to be carried out the week of 27 November in 3% of the district's precincts. Seeing that the recount was unlikely to change the outcome, Larry Kissel conceded on 29 November. The makeup of the 110th Congress is 231 Democrats (majority) to 202 Republicans with 2 runoff elections to be held. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NC.phtml#H08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday November 27, 2006 ========================= Midterm Election Update Ohio CD 15: Congressman Pryce (R) 50.24% vs. Kilroy (D) 49.76%. The counting of the absentee and provisional ballots is complete as of 27 November. Pre-certified results show Congressman Pryce with a 1,055 vote lead. The official tallies are due at the Secretary of State's office Tuesday 28 November. The results are close enough to trigger the automatic "less than 0.5%" recount. Once the state office verifies a recount is required, it would notify county election officials that they have 10 days to complete the recount. We are calling this contest for Congressman Pryce. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OH.phtml#H15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Off Year Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================= 2007 Primary, Runoff, and Off Year home http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/ ========================= 2007 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/events.phtml?format=chronological ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 22 May 2007 ========================= Kentucky - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/KY.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 7 August 2007 ========================= Mississippi - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/MS.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 28 August 2007 ========================= Mississippi - Second Primary (Runoff) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/MS.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 20 October 2007 ========================= Louisiana - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/LA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 6 November 2007 ========================= Kentucky - General Election http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/KY.phtml ========================= Mississippi - General http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/MS.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 17 November 2007 ========================= Louisiana - General Election http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G07/LA.phtml |