Mr McDonnell has ended a decade of Democrat rule in Virginia
US Democrats have lost ground in two key elections for governor, according to unofficial results.
Republican candidate Bob McDonnell has won in Virginia, while the race in the Democrat heartland of New Jersey is said to be too close to call.
The results are being seen as a test of the two parties' standings one year after President Obama was elected.
WASHINGTON — A wildly unpredictable race for a House seat in Upstate New York gave conservatives across the country a reason to cheer - and look forward to the 2010 midterm election - even before polls closed Tuesday.
(CBS/AP)As New Jersey nears election day, its two main gubernatorial candidates are statistically tied, according to the latest polls. A Quinnipiac University poll released.
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Former Republican candidate DedeScozzafava endorsed the Democratic contender for a vacant NewYork congressional seat over a Conservative backed by Republicanleaders one day after she withdrew from the race. Scozzafava.
WASHINGTON — House Republican leader John Boehner said Sunday that the GOP wants moderates in the party and that the special election for a New York congressional.
NEW YORK—The Democrat aiming to unseat New York City's rich and popular mayor, Michael Bloomberg, struggled to define himself in their final debate before Election Day.
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