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The only election which changed party hands (from Republican to Democratic) was in New York's 23rd congressional district. Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy ; the general special election for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
2009 Afghan presidential election; 2009 Azerbaijani constitutional referendum; 2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election; 2009 Bangladeshi presidential election; 2009 Indonesian presidential election; 2009 Indonesian legislative election; 2009 Iranian presidential election; 2009 Israeli legislative election; 2009 Kuwaiti parliamentary election; 2009 ...
Dawson was one of two candidates to earn votes on each of the six votes taken; he lost the final ballot to winner Michael Steele, 91–77. [6] On November 24, 2008, Steele launched his own campaign website, [7] and confirmed his intention to run on Hannity and Colmes. [8]
Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that any laws that try to restrict the political spending of corporations and unions is a ...
Federal Election Commission v. Akins (1998), authorizing "any party aggrieved by an order of the Commission" to file a suit; McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003) Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (2007), holding that issue ads may not be banned before elections; Davis v. Federal Election Commission (2008 ...
On January 26, 2009, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand resigned when appointed to fill Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat. Scott Murphy, a fellow Democrat, won the election held March 31, 2009, defeating Republican Jim Tedisco by fewer than 700 votes. Because of the slim margin, Tedisco did not concede the race until more than three weeks later, when ...
"All Candidates Votes Polled". Election Commission of India dead link ] "Party Wise No of Seats, General Election 2009 Results". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012
The debates, campaigns, primaries, and conventions occurred several months before Election Day. The new president and vice president were sworn on January 20, 2009. It was the first presidential election lacking an incumbent president or vice president since 1952, and was projected to be the largest and most expensive election in U.S. history.