by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen has defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada. Heller was the only GOP senator seeking another term in a state Hillary Clinton won in 2016. He was once a critic of President Trump but had hoped the president’s political...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
He may have to go back to reality TV soon as Antonio Sabato Jr., a strong supporter of President Trump, was easily defeated by the Democratic incumbent Julia Brownley. Brownley, 66, of Westlake Village, won about 58 percent of the vote. Sabato, the 46-year-old actor...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
Two indicted sitting Members of Congress were reelected by their constituents tonight, sending a signal that partisanship is more important to voters than ethics in government. Less than three months after FBI agents arrested him on charges of insider trading, Rep....
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
Democrat Gavin Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor known for groundbreaking pushes on universal health care, gay marriage and legal marijuana, swept to victory tonight in the race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown as California governor. Newsom’s election marks the first...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Election Night, Headlines
President Trump and Republicans may have lost the House, but they are beaming about keeping two of the top political jobs in the country, as Rick Scott defeated Bill Nelson for the senate and Ron DeSantis defeated Andrew Gillum for governor. Republicans have now won...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
Josh Hawley has triumphed over Democratic senator Claire McCaskill in the Missouri Senate race. McCaskill was first elected to the Senate in 2006, winning reelection in 2012. Donald Trump won Missouri by 18 points against Hillary Clinton two years ago, and McCaskill...
