Archive for November 2nd, 2010

Independent Cutler Takes Early Lead in Maine Governor’s Race

Independent Cutler Takes Early Lead in Maine Governor’s Race

Independent Eliot Cutler has taken a very early lead in the governor’s race in Maine. With just over 3% of the votes reporting, Cutler has 42%, or 4,273 votes.  In second is Republican Paul LePage with 30%, 2,982 votes.    The Democrat and several other independents […]

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Green Running Distant Third in South Carolina Senate Race

Green Running Distant Third in South Carolina Senate Race

Tom Clements, South Carolina’s Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, must be sorely disappointed by the early returns from that race. After Democrat Alvin Greene’s shocking victory in the primary, many Greens had hoped that their nominee would be able to outpoll the major party’s […]

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John Monds

Georgia Libertarians’ ‘Major Party’ Dreams Dashed

With early polling showing Libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Monds near or just barely breaking into double-digits, some Georgia Libertarians had latched onto the notion that achieving  so-called “major party” status would be possible.   To acquire major party status in Georgia, Monds would have to capture 20% of […]

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Rubio Secures Win in Florida Senate Race

Rubio Secures Win in Florida Senate Race

Most major media outlets have now called the U.S. Senate race for Republican Marco Rubio.   Independent Charlie Crist is running a solid second, leading Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek 29% to 19% at the moment. The Republican Party of Florida’s Chairman, State Senator John Thrasher, has released […]

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Florida TEA Party Candidates Struggle

Florida TEA Party Candidates Struggle

The Florida TEA Party is struggling in early results. Republicans in Florida’s 8th congressional district worried that TEA candidate Peg Dunmire, who had spent a significant amount of her own funds on her campaign, would derail their hopes of unseating combative freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. […]

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Georgia Libertarians Could Make the Difference

Georgia Libertarians Could Make the Difference

Several races in Georgia may not be decided tonight, that’s if the Libertarians have anything to say about it. Georgia is one of a few states that still uses a run-off system if no candidate for office tops 50% of the vote.  It’s also a […]

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Crist Running Second in Florida Early Returns

Crist Running Second in Florida Early Returns

The polls are now closed in Florida and governor Charlie Crist, running for the U.S. Senate as an independent, is trailing significantly behind Republican Marco Rubio.  Democrat Congressman Kendrick Meek is in third place. Full statewide results won’t be available until after 8pm, when polls […]

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Dan Coats Leads in Indiana Senate Race

Dan Coats Leads in Indiana Senate Race

As expected, Republican Dan Coats has surged into an early lead in the battle for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat as votes began trickling in shortly after the polls closed at 6 p.m. EST.   With less than one percent of precincts reporting, Coats, who has enjoyed […]

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Rand Paul Cruises to Victory in Kentucky

Rand Paul Cruises to Victory in Kentucky

Rand Paul, son of U.S. Congressman and former Presidential candidate Ron Paul, appears to be cruising to a comfortable victory in his Kentucky U.S. Senate race.  Democrat Jack Conway, the state’s Attorney General, appears to be trailing Paul by 11% according to early exit polling numbers, released […]

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Stay Tuned for Live Coverage of Election Night 2010

Stay Tuned for Live Coverage of Election Night 2010

Uncovered Politics will be providing LIVE election night coverage all night long! You can expect the best, most complete coverage of this election cycle’s major upsets, underdogs, independents and third party candidates.  Stay with Uncovered Politics as all the results pour in… from Indiana to Alaska, […]

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