Trish’s $20 Pays Off
Longtime GOP Rep. Clay Shaw has been defeated by former Florida Senator Ron Klein, whose campaign was buoyed by a donation from my colleague Trish.
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Seats Held by GOP Scandal Figures Foley and Sherwood Fall to Dems
MSNBC and CNN are calling the race in Florida for Mark Foley’s House seat. Democrat Tim Mahoney has beaten Joe Negron.
In Pennsylvania, Rep. Don Sherwood, who admitted adultery but denied beating his mistress, has lost to his Democratic opponent, retired Admiral Joseph Sestak.
NC 08: Heath Shuler Defeats Rep. Charlie Taylor
NC 08 is the ancestral congressional district of both Trish and me — it includes Asheville and all points west. Democrat Heath Shuler, former quarterback for the Washington Redskins, has defeated Rep. Charles Taylor, who served eight terms.
Florida Governor’s Race Still Pending
Despite reports giving the Florida governor’s race to Crist-Crossing Charlie (Rep-Closet), there are still some significant counties to be reported. First, Democrat Jim Davis has won in South Florida’s Palm Beach and Miami-Dade — and nearby St. Lucie is still unreported. Beyond that, south-central counties Manatee and Sarasota are also uncounted, and they are near Davis’s home base.
On the other hand, several panhandle counties, which are in a later time zone, have yet to report. You would expect this area of the state, which is made up of military bases, latter-day spring break destinations, and what used to be called “land” but is now “real estate” (thanks, Talking Heads) to go for Crist. However, this is also the area where Crist left the president and his brother, the current governor, waiting at the dance yesterday, much to their chagrin.
You know if W was willing to appear in this area, it goes without saying it is very Republican-friendly. How much umbrage is taken on the president’s behalf is about to be seen.
UPDATE: Still waiting on the panhandle, but Crist won Sarasota County big and lost St. Lucie small so it’s looking like he’s our next governor. For awhile, until he’s enveloped in scandal. I give him 12 months.
Sen. Chafee Loses – Third Pick-Up for Dems
MSNBC and CNN are projecting that Sheldon Whitehouse is the new senator from Rhode Island. This is the third pick up for the Democrats tonight.
Fun Trivia: Chafee and Whitehouse were college roommates. (Ouch!)
Cardin Beats Steele in Maryland
Ben Cardin is now the senator-elect from Maryland. That’s the third pick up for the Dems.
UPDATE: Thanks, Pat — Not a pick up. This is Sen. Sarbannes’ seat.
It’s Joe Not Ned
MSNBC is projecting that Joe Lieberman has been reelected in Connecticut.
$20 Well Spent in Florida
Former Florida Senator Ron Klein appears to be beating the pants off 25-year plus incumbent freakozoid Clay Shaw. That’s one more Dem on the U.S. House side for Florida. It was probably my last-minute $20 donation that clinched it.
Tampa’s Kathy Castor makes it two pick-ups on the Dem side for Florida, but Jon’s favorite (not) Republican incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has more than two-thirds of the vote, and Joe Negron, for whom voters must select “Mark Foley” on the ballot has 49% to Democrat Tim Mahoney’s 48%.
Closer to home, Democratic State Dist. 27 Rep. Joyce Cusack is holding off rich-boy Republican David Hood for her seat in Tallahassee. Go Rep. Q!
GOP Sen. Mike DeWine Defeated in Ohio
That’s two pick ups for the Democrats so far: Democrat Rep. Sherrod Brown will be the new senator for Ohio, joining Sen. Bob Casey from Pennsylvania. Neither was a nail-biter, however.
Sen. Menendez won in New Jersey. Looking bad for Harold Ford in Tennessee.
Santorum Loses
NBC is calling the senate race in Pennsylvania for Bob Casey Jr.
