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It’s tight!

So, it looks like Ford has lost to Corker in Tenn. That means there are three contested Senate seats left -- Virginia, Montana, and Missouri -- and Dems will have to win them all to take control of the Senate. Tester has an eight point lead in Montana, with about half precincts reporting. McCaskill has a narrow one-point lead over Talent in Missouri, with 81% of precincts reporting. Assuming those two squeak it out, it's all going to come down to Virginia, which looks destined to go to a recount -- right now Webb has an insanely narrow lead over Allen, around 1,500 votes.

It's going to be quite a nail-biter.

Update [2006-11-7 23:14:46 by David Roberts]: Via WM: The last contested statewide vote and recount in Virginia wasn't resolved until Christmas. Oy.

Republicans win Senate race

Republican John Ensign handily beat Democrat (and Jimmy's son) John Carter in the Nevada Senate race.

Take the House

... officially control the House of Representatives.

In Wash.

AP has called the Wash. Senate race for Maria Cantwell. More on that race from Muckraker.

Wash. initiatives are going the wrong way

I just heard on NPR that here in Washington, the odious I-933 "regulatory takings" initiative is passing with around 51%, and I-937, the renewable energy measure, is failing with around 39%. WTF is wrong with people? Can this be right?

Update [2006-11-7 20:36:51 by David Roberts]: OK, maybe it isn't as bad as all that. See here.

Arnie wins

OK, not shocking at all. Schwarzenegger wins.

Some expected and key wins for Dems and enviros

Four governors' races with notable environmental angles have gone to the greener-leaning Dems, as expected.  

New York: Eliot Spitzer (D) pummeled John Faso (R)
Pennsylvania: Ed Rendell (D) trounced Lynn Swann (R)
Ohio: Ted Strickland (D) whipped Ken Blackwell (R)
Massachusetts: Deval Patrick (D) beat Kerry Healey (R)

Background on enviro angles here and here. Race results here.

Michigan’s Democratic governor wins reelection

Michigan's Democratic governor, Jennifer Granholm, has beaten back Republican Dick DeVos. It's an important win for enviros -- Granholm is about as green as one could manage in the home state of the U.S. auto industry. Background on the race here.

Chafee goes down

CNN is now calling the New Hampshire Rhode Island [ed. note: typing too fast!] race for Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse -- a big and somewhat surprising defeat for Lincoln Chafee.

Wins.

... wins in Connecticut, according to CNN.