It’s election night 2019! Hundreds of important races are on the ballot across the country, and we’re liveblogging the top contests below.
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Results (with poll closings in Eastern Time): KY (6/7 PM) | MS (8 PM) | NJ (8 PM) | NY (9 PM) | TX (8 PM) | VA (7 PM): Senate, House
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Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019 · 4:54:17 AM +00:00 · Steve Singiser
It’s nearing midnight on the East Coast, but the Daily Kos Elections team isn’t quite done yet with Election Night 2019. Still a few races left to put in the shed, but first a recap:
- The story of the night has to be the narrow defeat of incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin at the hands of Democrat Andy Beshear in Kentucky, a state Donald Trump carried by a 63-33 margin. With all precincts tallied, Beshear holds a likely insurmountable 5150 vote lead over Bevin. As expected, Beshear has declared victory, while Bevin is fussing like an unchanged toddler, claiming irregularities. Which, as many have noted, would be a bit bizarre, considering that Republicans swept every other statewide office by varying margins.
- Meanwhile, Democrats have claimed both houses in the Virginia state legislature. With a handful of races in limbo, the Democrats seem destined for no less than 21 seats (out of 40) in the Senate, and 54 (out of 100) seats in the House of Delegates
- One bright spot for the GOP, and they are few and far between: they have held onto the governorship in Mississippi, where Republican Tate Reeves leads Democrat Jim Hood by a 53-45 margin. The GOP also looks to have picked up a small handful of legislative seats in the Magnolia State.
- The GOP also cut into the legislative majority of the Democrats in New Jersey, picking off at least four seats in the state Assembly and one in the state Senate. The Democrats still have large majorities in both, however.
- On the local level, Democrats picked up the mayor’s office in Wichita, Kansas, while holding onto their offices in Indianapolis and Manchester (NH). They also claimed at least one county executive’s office in New York state.
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019 · 4:59:30 AM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
VIRGINIA: And there is the confirmation. The AP has “un-called” HD-83, which had been called earlier in the night for Republican incumbent Del. Chris Stolle. Now, with all precincts apparently tallied, Stolle trails Democrat Nancy Guy by 18 votes. If that holds, it would be the sixth pickup for the Democrats.
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019 · 5:05:40 AM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
With the clock striking midnight on the East Coast, we are going to call it a night at Daily Kos Elections world headquarters. There will be much to add to Election Night 2019 tomorrow, especially given the fact that some races in Virginia seem to be going down to the final ballot. But the broad strokes are there. Congratulations to Adam Beshear and his campaign team, Democrats across the state of Virginia, and the candidates across the nation who put their names and hearts on the ballot today. As always, check back with Daily Kos Elections tomorrow for more info as...at long last...the 2020 elections kick off in earnest. Good night!
