It's Election Day in America! We'll be liveblogging the results of all the key races nationwide. For a handy guide to all of Tuesday's major contests,
click here.
Statewide Results: KY | MS | NJ | OH | PA | VA
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:01 PM PT (David Nir): Recap: Here's what's happened in the biggest races of the night so far:
• Democrats lost KY-Gov and most statewide races in Kentucky except for attorney general and secretary of state
• They failed to retake the Virginia state Senate and made very little headway in the state House
• They have, however, swept three races for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which will have an important impact on redistricting following the 2020 census
• And Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the last Democrat elected statewide in the Deep South, currently leads 55-45 with two-thirds of the vote reporting
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:04 PM PT (Steve Singiser): For anyone who cares about elective democracy, here may have been the most depressing statistic of the night, courtesy of Michael McDonald: in Virginia tonight, nearly half of the state Senate races, and nearly two thirds of the races for the House of Delegates, were unopposed.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:13 PM PT (Steve Singiser): PA-Supreme Court: Not that this necessarily matters in a race where multiple candidates are elected, but the combined vote of the three Democratic Supreme Court candidates tonight was 57 percent, versus just 40 percent for the Republican slate. A definite landslide in a state that will get a ton of attention next year.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:16 PM PT (Steve Singiser): NJ-Assembly: The AP has called Assembly districts 1 and 11, which locks in three seats as pickups for the Democrats, as GOP incumbents Mary Pat Angelini (AD-11), Caroline Casagrande (AD-11), and Sam Fiocchi (AD-1) have gone down to defeat. AD-16 is too close to call, in the truest sense. All four candidates (two Dem, two GOP) have...25 percent.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:25 PM PT (Steve Singiser): VA-Legislature: Given the general disgruntledness in the country vis-a-vis politics, this is a stunning stat, courtesy of VPAP: 122 incumbents sought re-election in the Virginia legislature tonight. All 122 won.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:32 PM PT (David Jarman): Seattle: Seattle is about to embark on an interesting campaign finance experiment, that could have profound effects if it spreads elsewhere. Seattle voters are passing I-122 by a 60-40 margin; this would create "democracy vouchers," which voters could give to municipal candidates of their choice in order to fund their campaigns (for each city election cycle, each voter would receive four $25 vouchers of public funds which can go to any candidate who agrees to participate in debates and accept lower outside contribution limits). The measure would also prohibit campaign contributions by persons or companies with city contracts or lobbying expenses.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:33 PM PT (Steve Singiser): VA-HD-02: After losing two seats early, the GOP gets one seat back officially. With all precincts in, former GOP Del. Mark Dudenhefer is headed back to the House, having defeated Democrat Joshua King in an open seat battle by 128 votes.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:36 PM PT (Steve Singiser): MS-AG: Jim Hood cannot be vanquished by mere Republican mortals, apparently. The Associated Press has projected that he will be re-elected tonight. He currently leads Republican Mike Hurst by a 56-44 margin.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:39 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Mississippi: The Magnolia State has actually been surprisingly positive for Democrats, in the sense that it hasn't been an unmitigated disaster. Democrats look poised to actually claim a majority of the state's Public Service Commission, and they are more or less holding serve in the legislature. They got creamed in most of the statewides, of course, but they also ran an impressive roster of Some Dudes in most of those races.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:45 PM PT (David Nir): The liveblog continues here.