Election Results-The Polls Are In

Today is about America!

Yesterday was partisan, yesterday was Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian, Tea Party, whatever party.  Today is about America.  Where we are going, what we need to get done, today we are all Americans regardless of the way you voted yesterday.  There are people today who don't like the way polls turned out, I certainly don't like all of the results, but today everyone should be happy.  We live in a great country!  We get to vote, we get to choose our government and direct the way our country moves.  We have the freedom to choose who to vote for, and because we have that freedom and that awesome right and privilege, we should all be happy today.

Below are a list of places to get election results, keep checking throughout the day, some places haven't finished yet.

• http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/
• http://www.foxnews.com/politics/index.html 
•  http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/
•  http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/
•  http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/39373/en/select-county.html

 As predicted, the Republicans now have control of the house picking up 56 seats.  While the Senate is still controlled by the Democrats the lead has been narrowed by five seats.   Some are already calling the next session of Congress a lame duck session.  There is certainly reason to believe that a lame duck session could occur.  The ideas and what both parties want to accomplish are vastly different.  However I hope that all members of Congress and work together for the American people.  Sometimes it's easy to think of the other side as evil.  There are certain people that I don't care for when it comes to their politics, but they aren't evil and they do love this country and they are trying to do best by this country.  We may disagree on what is best for the country, or how to get there but calling names and being divided does not solve the problems our country is facing and is a slap in the face to the people who voted.  I hope that this session of Congress can work together for the greater good of the people and our country.

Of the major races here are the results.

• Nancy Pelosi won with 80% of the vote.
• Harry Reid won by a 5% lead.  
• Barbara Boxer wins with a nine point lead.

Looking back at an older post with key races outlined here are the following.  The older post is entitled Elections Are Coming!! if you are interested in what was predicted.

• Texas, Florida, Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Connecticut, West Virginia, North Carolina, Alaska, Ohio, Delaware, Louisiana, and New York.

 In Texas Rick Perry(R) beat Bill White for Governor.  23 of the 32 house seats went to the republicans.  In Florida Marco Rubio(R) won the senate seat.  Rick Scott(R) beat his democratic opponent Alex Sink by one point..  Colorado is also in a tie for the senate seat with most of the precincts reported in right now the democratic candidate Micheal Bennet is leading by one point.  Against the surprise of many President Obama's old seat went to the Republican Mark Kirk, many thought Alexi Giannoulias would win the election.  In Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey won his bid for senate seat, six years ago he lost to Arlan Specter.  Rand Paul won the senate seat by a 12% lead.  In Wisconsin, Ron Johnson beat our Russ Feingold for senate. In Connecticut, McMahon did not win against Bluementhal.  In West Virginia, the Republicans won two of the three house seats, and the Democrats won the remaining house seat and the governor.  In North Carolina, Richard Burr(YAY!) won his reelection with a twelve point lead.  Our Governor was not up for reelection and in the house the Republicans won six out of thirteen seats.  On the state level the Republicans hold the majority in the General Assembly which hasn't happened in 112 years.  In Alaska the Republicans took the only house seat and the governor, the senate seat has a 41% write in with 34% for the republican Joe Miller.  I have to say my knowledge on the write in thing is somewhat limited so I don't really know what that means for Alaska.  Ohio the Republicans took 14 of the 18 seats in the house, the Governor and the senate seat.  In Delaware the Republics did not fair so well.  Tea party backed favorite Christine O'Donnell lost the senate race and the Democrats took both house seats.  In LOusiina the Republicans took six of the seven house seats as well as the senate seat.  And finally in New York,  the Democrats took both senate seats, the governor, and took 21 of the 29 house seats.

What this means for the country?  That will come in the next post!