by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night
Jared Polis has won the governors race in Colorado, becoming the nation’s first openly gay man elected to that office. Polis, who will succeed Democrat John Hickenlooper, has served in the House of Representatives since 2009. Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, a...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night
Democrat Heidi Heitkamp has lost her bid for reelection in North Dakota to Republican Kevin Cramer, adding to the likely GOP majority in the senate. Heitkamp was considered the most endangered incumbent Democrat in the Senate after she voted against Brett Kavanaugh’s...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has won reelection in West Virginia, beating Republican state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The win denied the GOP a Senate pickup in a state President Trump carried by a huge margin in 2016.
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | Election Night, Headlines
Rep. Marsha Blackburn will become Tennessee’s first female Senator and hold on to a Republican seat, defeating former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen. Blackburn was elected to Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District in 2002. Blackburn will replace Republican...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night
The first House Republican casualty of the 2018 midterms is Rep. Barbara Comstock, who loses reelection to Democratic nominee Jennifer Wexton. Former FBI Director James Comey spent the day canvassing in Virginia for Wexton. Comstock’s seat was seen as a...
by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night
Greg Pence, the older brother of Vice President Mike Pence, has won the congressional seat his famous sibling once held. Pence, a 61-year-old Marine veteran and owner of two antique malls, won in Indiana’s heavily Republican 6th District, where he defeated Democrat...
