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Map of the 2009 Senate special elections Republican gain (1) Congressional special elections; Seats contested: 5: Net seat change: Democratic +1: Gubernatorial elections; Seats contested: 3 (2 states, 1 territory) Net seat change: Republican +2: 2009 gubernatorial election results map: Legend Republican gain Covenant hold
On September 21, 2009, Republican John M. McHugh resigned to become United States Secretary of the Army. [2] On November 3, 2009, Democrat Bill Owens defeated Conservative Doug Hoffman and Republican Dede Scozzafava in a race that garnered considerable press attention. Days before the election, Scozzafava dropped out of the race, then endorsed ...
The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state legislatures.
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart will host a special "Election Night" episode at 11 p.m. EST, offering live analysis, commentary and tips.
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This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2009, in the states of New Jersey and Virginia, as well as in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 7, 2009. Both state governorships were previously held by Democrats elected in 2005 , and both were won by Republicans in 2009; the local Covenant Party ...
Persons 18 years old or older on the general election date (born on or before November 3, 1991) may register and vote in both the primary and general elections. Voters in Virginia do not register by party; they have the option of voting in any one party's primary, and may switch at will from one election to the next.