The outcomes of environmentally notable races and ballot measures
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Here are the eco-important races we’ve been following, with the winners checked off.
Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R)
Ralph Nader (Independent)
Bob Barr (Liberation)
Cynthia McKinney (Green)
Read about Obama’s acceptance speech & enviro reaction.
Compare Obama to the candidates he beat.
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
As a point of reference for readers, we’ve indicated which candidates are endorsed or opposed by the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club, but Grist does not itself endorse or oppose candidates.
Alaska
Mark Begich (D)
Ted Stevens (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
News on Stevens’ corruption conviction
Stevens officially loses reelection bid
Colorado
Bob Schaffer (R), opposed by LCV
Mark Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder & interview with Udall
Georgia
Jim Martin (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Saxby Chambliss (R)
Backgrounder
Kansas
Pat Roberts (R), incumbent
Jim Slattery (D)
Interview with Slattery
Kentucky
Bruce Lunsford (D)
Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
Louisiana
John Kennedy (R)
Mary Landrieu (D), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Backgrounder
Maine
Tom Allen (D)
Susan Collins (R), incumbent, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Allen
Minnesota
Norm Coleman (R), incumbent
Al Franken, endorsed by LCV
Backgrounder & interview with Franken
Nebraska
Mike Johanns (R)
Scott Kleeb (D), endorsed by Sierra Club
Interview with Kleeb
New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
John Sununu (R), incumbent
Backgrounder & interview with Shaheen
New Mexico
Steve Pearce (R), opposed by LCV
Tom Udall (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Kay Hagan (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Backgrounder
Oklahoma
James Inhofe (R), incumbent, opposed by LCV
Andrew Rice (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Interview with Rice
Oregon
Jeff Merkley (D), endorsed by LCV & Sierra Club
Gordon Smith (R), incumbent
Interview with Merkley
South Carolina
Bob Conley (D)
Lindsey Graham (R), incumbent
Backgrounder
Virginia
Jim Gilmore (R)
Mark Warner (D)
Interview with Warner
Senate | House | Governors | Ballot Initiatives
