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,
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Statewide Results: KY | MS | NJ | OH | PA | VA
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:47 PM PT (David Nir): Recap: By now you likely know the major news: Democrats lost the Kentucky governorship and most statewide races; they also failed to pick up the Virginia state Senate. However, they swept three important races for the Pennsylvania Supreme court and held on to the attorney general's office in Mississippi.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 8:50 PM PT (Steve Singiser): NJ-Assembly: The AP calls AD-16 for the GOP incumbents, which closes the night in the Garden State. In what has to be seen as at least a bit of a rebuke of Gov. Christie, the Democrats picked off three seats on the night, moving to a staggering 51-29 majority. At the beginning of the night, a status-quo affair (like the one that developed further south in Virginia) was the most likely outcome.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 9:08 PM PT (Taniel): What remains: Most races we have been following have been called by now—but some remain, mostly on the West Coast. Leading the way are San Francisco's propositions. The high-profile Prop F, which would restrict Airbnb activities in the city, is losing 61 percent to 39 percent in the early count, while a proposition to create an affordable housing fund is ahead. We are also following a special legislative election in Washington, where Republican candidate Teri Hickel is ahead 54 percent to 46 percent at the moment.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 9:26 PM PT (David Jarman): One other thing to keep in the "what remains" category: every year in Washington, anti-tax activist Tim Eyman runs an anti-tax initiative, and every year it loses. However, this year, one of his initiatives (I-1366, which would cut the state sales tax by a penny unless the legislature refers an referendum to the public on whether to require a two-thirds vote for tax increases), is actually passing, 54-46, as of tonight. Bear in mind that Washington votes are counted over a number of days, and each successive day usually gets more and more Dem-friendly (apparently because young Seattleites tend to wait until the last minute to turn in their ballots) ... but that's a big gap, so it'll be a close race in the end. He's also passed similar initiatives before, only to have them nuked by the state Supreme Court, so even if it does pass, it might meet a similar fate.
Tue Nov 03, 2015 at 9:31 PM PT (Steve Singiser): There are a small handful of races still outstanding, but with the bulk of the races decided, it's time to call it a night. All of us here at DK Elections will assuredly tie up the loose ends in the morning. For now, we take a quick breath, confident that tonight is not the end of an election night, but the start of what is bound to be a hectic twelve months of electoral madness across the nation. With that in mind, count on one thing: your intrepid pals here at Daily Kos Elections will be here for every delicious twist and turn. For now, though, we wish you all a good night as we close the books on Election Night 2015. Thanks for following along with us!