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Johnson: Virginia and Jersey should shake Tennessee Blue Dogs
Knoxville News Sentinel - Thu Nov 5, 2:01 pm ET
As the gubernatorial election results from Virginia rolled in Tuesday night, I swear I sensed Murfreesboro shiver. Then, when deep blue New Jersey kicked the incumbent Democrat out of the governor's mansion in favor of an overweight Republican who worked for President George W. Bush, I thought I felt the New Madrid Fault shift and Union City shake. But it wasn't those cities quaking. Instead ...
McDonnell elected Virginia governor
The Kentucky Post - Tue Nov 3, 10:06 pm ET
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Bob McDonnell is being projected as the winner of the Virginia governor race.
U.Va. Sorensen Institute alumni clean up in state elections
The Staunton News Leader - Mon Nov 9, 8:26 am ET
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership offers two political training programs to those interested in becoming more active in public service in Virginia – be they Republicans, Democrats or independents.
Republican wins Virginia governor seat: TV networks
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 8:07 pm ET
Republican Bob McDonnell, who had led in public opinion polls, won the election for Virginia governor on Tuesday, U.S. television networks projected.
Virginia and N.J. choose GOP governors
Deseret News - Wed Nov 4, 2:54 am ET
WASHINGTON — Republicans swept the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday, ending Democratic rule in both...
McDonnell Wins Virginia Governorship For GOP
The Kentucky Post - Tue Nov 3, 8:35 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats on Tuesday as independent voters swung behind the GOP, a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
McDonnell leads Republican revival in Virginia
The Washington DC Examiner - Tue Nov 3, 11:06 pm ET
RICHMOND - Virginia voters overwhelmingly elected Republican Bob McDonnell as their next governor on Tuesday, part of a clean sweep for the GOP that halts nearly a decade of Democratic gains in the state.
National roundup: McDonnell wins Virginia governorship for GOP
The Chronicle-Telegram - Tue Nov 3, 8:28 pm ET
WASHINGTON — Republicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats on Tuesday as independent voters swung behind the GOP, a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. New Jersey decided whether to stick with unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine. Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell’s victory in Virginia [...]
Republicans take back Virginia governorship
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 3, 8:49 pm ET
Washington - Republican Bob McDonnell was elected governor of Virginia on Tuesday, recapturing a closely watched US state that voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Initial results gave McDonnell 61 per cent, compared to 39 per ce...
Va., N.J. give GOP reason to celebrate
USA Today - Wed Nov 4, 2:18 pm ET
Republicans swept governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP bragging rights by winning two key states that Barack Obama carried a year ago.