Local Election News
- Ron Paul revs up local GOP
- John Schroyer
- A hangar at the Colorado Springs Airport shook with noise Tuesday afternoon. But it wasn’t a jet engine. It was Ron Paul.
More specifically, it was his local supporters who turned out to hear the Texas Republican talk about why he’s runn... Full story
- Obama grasps reins of power
- WASHINGTON - Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president today, declaring the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic... Full story
- POLITIGAB: Crank lands radio show
- Two-time also-ran congressional candidate Jeff Crank has landed a spot on KVOR 740 AM radio. Cleverly called "The Jeff Crank Show," the hour-long talk show airs at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Crank said he will focus on politics but will discuss other matte... Full story
- Who's in the running for Obama administration jobs
- It's Washington's favorite parlor game during a presidential
transition: trying to figure out who'll land a top spot in the new
administration. President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of
Washington insiders and outsiders, including some ... Full story
- Bush seeks seamless transition to Obama
- By BEN FELLER
- WASHINGTON - President Bush says he'll meet with
President-elect Barack Obama next week as his administration works to
achieve a seamless transition of power to the Democrat.Bush
talked outside the White House as he gathered with a host of Executi... Full story
- Obama picks Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff
- BY DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER
- WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly
to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting
hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff
while aides stepped up the pace of transitio... Full story
- Young voters help put Obama over the top
- CHICAGO - Rafi Zelikowsky skipped class on Tuesday to camp
out in downtown Chicago and wait for Barack Obama, the man who captured
the hearts of so many young voters."We're feeding off the
energy," said Zelikowsky, a 19-year-old Northwestern Unive... Full story
- Voter turnout best in generations
- By SETH BORENSTEIN
- WASHINGTON - Voters cast their ballots in numbers not seen
in at least 40 years, as millions of Americans picked their president
early and waited in lines that stretched the lengths of blocks and
buildings.It looks like about 133.3 million people ... Full story
- Democrats likely to hang onto state legislature
- DENVER - Democrats appear likely to hang onto control of
both the state House and Senate following the election, but Republicans
are still hoping to score an important upset in Mesa County.With
89 percent of the projected vote counted, Democratic ... Full story
- U.S. HOUSE: Lamborn coasting in District 5
- PAM ZUBECK
- Republican Doug Lamborn skated to his second term in the U.S. House on Tuesday night, beating Democrat Hal Bidlack 59 percent to 38 percent.
Lamborn, a 12-year state legislator, captured the open seat two years ago when Joel Hefley retired.
He deci... Full story
- SCHOOLS: 3 districts reject tax hike; District 8 favors increase
- CAROL MCGRAW and SUE MCMILLIN
- El Paso County taxpayers appeared in no mood to pay more money to help their school districts. Only one of four districts asking for a mill levy override -- basically, a tax increase -- got voters on its side. A fifth district, Academy School Distric... Full story
- Musgrave loses bid for fourth term
- By KRISTEN WYATT
- GREELEY - Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave lost her bid for a fourth term as Democrats surged across Colorado, picking up two congressional seats and delivering nine electoral votes to Barack Obama.The Democratic tide in Colorado also appeared to inc... Full story
- In NC, Dem Hagan boots GOP's Dole from US Senate
- RALEIGH, N.C. - Democrat Kay Hagan knocked Elizabeth Dole out of the U.S. Senate after just one term in office on Tuesday, likely ending a storied political career for one of the biggest names in the Republican Party.
The Associated Press called the... Full story
- AP poll: Unaffiliated Colo voters lean to Obama
- By CATHERINE TSAI
- DENVER - In a state where a third of registered voters are
listed as independent, unaffiliated Colorado voters leaned more toward
Barack Obama than John McCain, according to an Associated Press poll of
voters over the past week.Obama also did well... Full story
- El Paso County had record voter turnout
- BILL REED
- El Paso County saw a lot of voters and very few problems during Tuesday's election.
County Clerk Bob Balink's early estimate is that 267,000 of the county's residents voted - 140,000 by mail, 37,000 in early voting, and about 90,000 in the polling b... Full story
- STATE RACES: GOP keeping a grip on El Paso County
- PERRY SWANSON
- Barack Obama's long coattails might have helped elect Colorado Democrats statewide and in other counties, but they didn't extend to El Paso County's races for state House and Senate.
As of about 10:30 p.m., GOP candidates had strong advantages in 9 ... Full story
- LIVE BLOG: Join managing editor at 11:30 a.m.
- Join Gazette Managing Editor Larry Ryckman for a live discussion of The Gazette's election day plans and a peek at what tomorrow's paper will look like (no matter who wins).
Offer your suggestions for the main headline for Page 1 if we see a McCain ... Full story
- Obama, McCain battle across campaign's closing day
- By BETH FOUHY
- MIAMI - The presidential candidates are capping a
history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen
other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack
Obama.With little sleep, McCain was darting through seven sw... Full story
- Obama asks McCain for help leading country
- CHICAGO - Barack Obama has accepted John McCain's concession and has asked his Republican rival for help in leading the country.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said McCain called Obama at 11 p.m. EST, moments after The Associated Press and television ... Full story
- AMENDMENT ROUNDUP: Early returns show Personhood losing
- Amendment 46-Discrimination by Gov
235 of 3,215 precincts - 7 percentYes, 321,382 - 49 percentNo, 332,080 - 51 percentAmendment 47-Conditions of Emplymt239 of 3,215 precincts - 7 percentYes, 303,350 - 46 percentNo, 361,241 - 54 percentAmendment 48-... Full story
