Democrats win big in Virginia and in New Jersey. Democrat John Corzine (left) has defeated Republican Douglas Forrester to become Governor of New Jersey. Likewise in Virginia, Democrat Timothy Kaine (right) has defeated Republican Jerry Kilgore. The Virginia Democratic victory may be a sign of a backlash against the President as Virginia is a strongly Republican state. Bush even stumped for Kilgore during the campaign.
While Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Shirley Franklin coasted to victory in New York and Atlanta, respectively, in St. Paul, incumbent Mayor Randy Kelly was the first mayor to lose re-election in over 30 years. A factor in his loss may be his support of President Bush last fall. Is there anything we can gleam from this for the races coming up next year for Congress? Will the Dems be able to carry any momentum into the races next year?
In Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick (left) had to fight an uphill battle to keep his job as Detroit’s “Hip Hop” Mayor. His challenger, Freman Hendrix (right), held only a slight lead over the incumbent last night. However, Kilpatrick came through in the end. He was considered one of the nation’s worst mayors earlier this year by Newsweek magazine. Hendrix campaigned on restoring dignity to the office of Mayor.
In the micromanaged state of California, there was very little voter turnout. As of 7:36 PM, only about 27% of eligible voters came out according to the L.A. Times. Voters rejected all of the Governator’s initiatives.
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