New Senate: 51 Democrats 49 Republicans
News from the VotemasterWilliam Jefferson, the congressman with the $90,000 of cold cash in his freezer, won reelection in the LA-02 runoff against Karen Carter. Only 60,000 people voted (vs. typically over 200,000 in other CDs). Clearly New Orleans is nowhere near its prehurricane population. Congressional Quarterly has an excellent three-part wrap up of the midterm elections: Part 1: The SenatePart 2: Defeated House incumbents Part 3: Open House seats For a peek at some possible presidential candidates in 2008, click here. For a peek at all the 2008 Senate races, click here. Check back next week when I have a sneak preview of some House races certain to be battlegrounds in 2008. Projected New House: 232 Democrats 201 Republicans 2 TiesDem pickups: AZ-05 AZ-08 CA-11 CO-07 CT-02 CT-05 FL-16 FL-22 IA-01 IA-02 IN-02 IN-08 IN-09 KS-02 KY-03 MN-01 NC-11 NH-01 NH-02 NY-19 NY-20 NY-24 OH-18 PA-04 PA-07 PA-08 PA-10 TX-22 WI-08 GOP pickups: See the details of the Senate and House races with photos, maps, links, polls, etc. If you like this site, please announce it to news groups and blogs and tell your friends about it. If you have your own blog, please click on "For bloggers" above. -- The Votemaster |