{"id":4159,"date":"2010-06-08T22:32:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T02:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2010-06-09T00:10:57","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T04:10:57","slug":"elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/08\/elections\/","title":{"rendered":"elections&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2010\/06\/08\/sc-votes-2010-primary-results\/\" target=\"_blank\">SOUTH CAROLINA: GOP Governor<\/a><\/strong> (91% reporting)<\/p>\n<ul>x Nikki Haley &ndash; 187,844 &ndash; 49%<br \/> &nbsp;              Gresham Barrett &ndash; 83,319 &ndash; 22%<br \/> &nbsp;              Henry McMaster &ndash; 65,504 &ndash; 17%<br \/> &nbsp;              Andre Bauer &ndash; 47,654 &ndash; 13%<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/s-carolina-gop-governor-primary-goes-to-runoff-2010-06-08-2156300\" target=\"_blank\">S. Carolina GOP governor primary goes to runoff <\/a><br \/>      WSJ<\/strong><br \/>      By  \t\t\t\tRobert Schroeder        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<br \/>       9:56 PM 06\/08\/2010 <\/div>\n<p>     <\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) &#8212; South Carolina&#8217;s primary election for  Republican governor will head to a runoff, the Associated Press reported  Tuesday. State Rep. Nikki Haley will now face U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett  after Haley failed to win 50.1% of the vote. The race has been  electrified by charges of adultery leveled against Haley, which she has  denied.              <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><embed style='display:block' src='http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:311738' width='360' height='301' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'><\/embed><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arkansasmatters.com\/elections2010-results\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ARKANSAS:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"nexstar_elections_header\">\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_race\"><strong>RACE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_winner\"><strong>WINNER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_candidate\"><strong>CANDIDATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_votes\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_vote_percentage\"><strong>VOTE %<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_header_precincts\"><strong>PRECINCTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"nexstar_elections_row\">\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_race\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<div class=\"nexstar_elections_race_title\">U.S. Senate&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"nexstar_elections_race_subtitle\">Democratic Primary<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"nexstar_elections_winner\"><strong>&nbsp;x<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_candidate\">Blanche Lincoln (D)&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_votes\">             <\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_vote_percentage\">52%&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_precincts\" rowspan=\"2\">92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_winner\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_candidate\">Bill Halter (D)&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_votes\">             <\/td>\n<td class=\"nexstar_elections_vote_percentage\">48%&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fivethirtyeight.com\/2010\/06\/primary-night-in-america-682010.html\">11:01 PM [Nate]<\/a><\/strong>  And just like  that, the AP has called it for Blanche Lincoln.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GEORGIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>GOP Graves elected to US House in Georgia runoff<\/strong><br \/>          By SHANNON McCAFFREY <strong>[AP]<\/strong><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">ATLANTA &mdash; Republican Tom Graves has been elected to the U.S. House in  a special election runoff in Georgia. With 67 percent of  precincts reporting, unofficial returns show Graves with 59 percent of  the vote on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lee Hawkins who had 41  percent.<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">The 40-year-old Graves will fill the remainder of Nathan  Deal&#8217;s term that runs through the end of the year. Deal stepped down  earlier this year to seek the Republican nomination for Georgia  governor. Graves ran with support from the Atlanta Tea Party  Patriots, the anti-tax group Club for Growth and Eric Cantor, the No. 2  Republican in the U.S. House.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\">These are the three election results I was following. I&#8217;m hopeful for Blanche Lincoln, in spite of her moderate stances, because she&#8217;s sponsoring the &quot;derivatives&quot; regulation amendment in the financial reform bill which I see as key. I&#8217;m following the South Carolina Governor&#8217;s GOP race because it&#8217;s so &#8216;racy.&#8217; And I&#8217;m sad to say that the TEA Party victory in Georgia is my Representative. It&#8217;s not a big deal, really. Nathan Deal was awful. Actually, Tom Graves is a more rational person &#8211; probably honest [as opposed to Deal]. This part of Georgia is absurdly conservative no matter what [in case you wonder why I write all of this stuff in a place where dialogue is not possible &#8211; keeps me sane].<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>NEVADA:<\/strong><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hy4nv8Esvj3roqI4XxtjipJEZYeQD9G7FVQG0\">Reid wins nomination in Nevada primary<\/a><\/strong><br \/> By MICHAEL R. BLOOD (AP)<\/div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS &mdash; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is on his way to a  tough November election in Nevada. Reid easily overpowered a field  of little-known Democratic challengers Tuesday to win the party&#8217;s  nomination for a fifth, six-year term.<\/p>\n<div>His primary election win  was never in doubt. The senator&#8217;s real battle begins after Republicans  pick their nominee from a list that includes tea party favorite Sharron  Angle, former state Sen. Sue Lowden and businessman Danny Tarkanian.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<div align=\"justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/wp-admin\/11:34%20PM%20[Tom%20Schaller].%20On%20a%20night%20when%20my%20states%20don%27t%20have%20many%20interesting%20storylines,%20a%20good%20story%20developing%20in%20NV%20GOP%20senate%20primary.%20Just%2020%20percent%20of%20precincts%20in%20as%20of%2011:21%20EST,%20but%20tea%20party%20favorite%20Sharron%20Angle,%20with%2035%20percent,%20leads%20a%20crowded%20field%20including%20Sue%20Lowden%20%2833%20percent%29%20and%20Danny%20Tarkanian%20%2821%20percent%29.\"><strong>11:34 PM [Tom Schaller]<\/strong><\/a>.  On a  night when my states don&#8217;t have many interesting storylines, a good  story developing in NV GOP senate primary. Just 20 percent of precincts  in as of 11:21 EST, but tea party favorite Sharron Angle, with 35  percent, leads a crowded field including Sue Lowden (33 percent) and  Danny Tarkanian (21 percent).<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH CAROLINA: GOP Governor (91% reporting) x Nikki Haley &ndash; 187,844 &ndash; 49% &nbsp; Gresham Barrett &ndash; 83,319 &ndash; 22% &nbsp; Henry McMaster &ndash; 65,504 &ndash; 17% &nbsp; Andre Bauer &ndash; 47,654 &ndash; 13% S. 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