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Massachusetts [+]

[Primary September 14]. >
Registered Voters: .  Ballots Cast: .
Governor: Gov. Deval Patrick (D) won a second term, defeating Harvard Pilgrim Health Care CEO Charlie Baker (R) by 48.4% to 42.1% with 8% for Treasurer Tim Cahill (I) and 1.4% for Jill Stein (GRP).
U.S. House: Balance remains at 10D-0R; one new member elected.  The 10th CD (Cape Cod) opened due to Rep. Bill Delahunt (D)'s retirement after seven terms; Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating (D) defeated state Rep. Jeff Perry (R) by 47% to 42% and 6% to Maryanne Lewis (I).  In the 4th CD (South of Boston), consultant Sean Bielat (R) gave veteran Rep. Barney Frank (D) his first significant challenge in years; Frank prevailed by 54% to 43%.
Legislature: Democrats maintained overwhelming control of both chambers.  The balance went from 35D-5R in the Senate and 144D-16R in the House to 36D-4R and 128D-30R, 2undecided.

Michigan [+]

[Primary August 3]. >
Ballots Cast: 3,283,041.
Governor: Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) was term-limited.  Surprise primary winner venture capitalist Rick Snyder (R) easily defeated Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero (D) as well as Ken Procter (L) and Stacey Mathia (USTP).
U.S. House: Balance goes from 8D-7R to 9R-6D; four new members elected. 
There were four open seats: 
-1st CD (Upper Peninsula), open due to the retirement of Rep. Bart Stupak (D): Dr. Dan Benishek (R) defeated state Rep. Gary McDowell (D) by 51.9% to 41.0% with four other candidates getting the rest of the vote. 
-2nd CD (Western Michigan along Lake Michigan), where Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R) ran for governor: gravel company co-owner and former state Rep. Bill Huizenga (R) defeated associate prof. Fred Johnson III (D) by a more than two to one margin. 
-3rd CD (Grand Rapids), opened by the retirement of Rep. Vern Ehlers (R): state Rep. Justin Amash (R) defeated attorney Pat Miles (D) by 59.7% to 37.5%. 
-13th CD (Detroit), state Sen. Hansen Clarke (D) defeated Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) in the primary and resoundingly won in the general election.
Other races of note:
-In a rematch in the 7th CD (SE Michigan), former Rep. Tim Walberg (R) defeated freshman Rep. Mark Schauer (D) by 50.1% to 45.4%. 
-In the 9th CD (Oakland County), freshman Rep. Gary Peters (D) fended off a challenge from former state Rep. Rocky Raczkowski (R) by 49.8% to 47.2%.
-In the 14th CD (centered on Dearborn), veteran Rep. John Dingell (D) received a stronger than expected challenge from Dr. Rob Steele (R) 56.8% to 40.1%
Legislature: Republicans achieved major gains, winning a majority in the House and strengthening their majority in the Senate; the balance in the House went from 64D-42R-4v to 63R-47D; the Senate went from 22R-16D to 26R-12D.
Republicans pick up the governorship, two U.S. House seats and one legislative chamber.

Minnesota [+]

[Primary August 10].
Registered Voters: 3,128,795.  Est. Ballots Cast: 2,106,994 (55.46%).
Governor: Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton (DFL) defeated state Rep. Tom Emmer (R) and Tom Horner (IP) by 43.63% to 43.21% and 11.94%.  Also on the ballot were Chris Wright (GR), Farheen Hakeem (G), Ken Pentel (ED) and Linda Eno (RP) each at less than 0.5%.  Because the margin was less than half a percent, a recount occurred; Emmer did not concede until December 8.
U.S. House: Balance goes from 5DFL-3R to 4DFL-4R; one new member elected.  A big surprise occurred in the 8th CD (NE Minnesota district bordering on Lake Superior and Canada), where veteran Rep. Jim Oberstar (DFL), who was first elected to Congress in 1974 and is the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, lost to retired Northwest pilot Chip Cravaack (R) by 48.2% to 46.6% with the 4.3% going to Timothy Olson (IP).  In the 1st CD (a strip of counties across Southern Minnesota), Rep. Tim Walz (DFL) defeated business owner and state Rep. Randy Demmer (R) by 49.3% to 44.1%.  The 6th CD (north and east of the Twin Cities to St. Cloud) attracted some attention; nationally prominent Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) defeated state Rep. Tarryl Clark (DFL) by 52.5% to 39.8%.
Legislature: Republicans won control of both chambers; the Senate went from 46D-21R to 37R-30D and the House from 87D-47R to 72R-62D in the House.
Democrats pick up the governorship.  Republicans pick up one U.S. House seat and two legislative chambers. 

Mississippi []

[Primary June 1].
U.S. House: Balance goes from 3D-1R to 3R-1D; two new members elected.  In the 1st CD (Northeast corner of the state), Rep. Travis Childers (D), a Blue Dog Democrat first elected in a May 13, 2008 special election runoff, lost to state Sen. Alan Nunnelee (R), one of the NRCC's "Young Guns" by 55% to 41%.  More surprising, in the 4th CD (South Mississippi), Rep. Gene Taylor (D), elected in a 1989 special election, lost to state Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) by 52% to 47%.
Legislature: No elections in 2010.  Democrats have a thin majority in the Senate 27D-25R and a wider majority in the House 72D-50R.
Republicans pick up two U.S. House seats.

Missouri [+]

[Primary August 3]. >
Registered Voters:
U.S. Senate: Rep. Roy Blunt (R) defeated Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D); by 54.3% to 40.6%; Jonathan Dine (L) finished at 3.0% and Jerry Beck (C) at 2.1%.
U.S. House: Balance goes from 5R-4D to 6R-3D; two new members elected.  In the 4th CD (all or parts of 25 counties in Western Missouri), former state Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R), a leader in the campaign to protect traditional marriage, defeated veteran Rep. Ike Skelton (D), who was first elected in 1976 and is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, by 50.4% to 45.1%.  In the 3rd CD (south of St. Louis along the Mississippi River), Rep. Russ Carnahan (D) fended off a strong challenge from former Gov. Matt Blunt's chief of staff Ed Martin (R) by 48.9% to 46.7%.  In the open 7th CD (Blunt seat; Southwest corner of the state), auctioneer and realtor Billy Long (R) defeated attorney Scott Eckersley (D) by 63.4% to 30.3%.
Legislature: Republicans strengthend their majorities in both chambers; the House went from 88R-73D-2v to 106R-57D and the Senate from 23R-11D to 26R-8D.
Republicans pick one U.S. House seat. 

Montana [+]

[Primary June 8].
Registered Voters: 651,355.  Ballots Cast: 367,010.
U.S. House: Rep. Denny Rehberg (R) defeated rancher Dennis McDonald (D) and Mike Fellows (L) by 60.3% to 33.8% and 5.7%.
Legislature: The House, which had been tied at 50D-50R, went solidly Republican, 68R-32D; the Senate went from 27R-23D to 28R-22D. 
Republicans pick up one legislative chamber.

Nebraska [+]

[Primary May 11].
Registered Voters: 1,142,247.  Ballots Cast: 483,738.
Governor: Gov. Dave Heineman (R) defeated Scottsbluff attorney Mike Meister (D) by 74.2% to 25.7%.  The Democrats' original nominee withdrew on July 2.
U.S. House: All three Republican congressmen were re-elected; each gained more than 60% of the vote over the Democratic challenger. 
Legislature: 24 seats were up in the nonpartisan unicameral Senate.

Nevada [+]

[Primary June 8].
Registered Voters: 1,119,963.  Ballots Cast: 721,914. (Early 379,650; Election Day 284,898; Absentee 57,366).
Governor: After defeating Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) in the primary, former federal Judge Brian Sandoval (R) defeated Clark County Commission Chair Rory Reid (D) by 53.4% to 41.6% in November.  Five other candidates obtained less than one percent each and None of These Candidates finished at 1.7%.
U.S. Senate: In the marquee Senate race in the country, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) defeated former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) by 50.2% to 44.6%; six other candidates obtained less than one percent each and None of These Candidates finished at 2.3%.
U.S. House: Balance goes from 2D-1R to 2R-1D; one new member elected.  One of the more closely watched races nationally was the 3rd CD (Las Vegas area), where freshman Rep. Dina Titus (D) lost to Dr. Joe Heck (R) by 48.2% to 47.4%.  (In 2008 the 3rd went 55% to 43% for Obama).
Legislature: Democrats lost a handful of seats but maintained control of both chambers. The House went from 28D-14R to 26D-16R and the Senate from 12D-8R-1v to 11D-10R.
Republicans pick one U.S. House seat.
 

New Hampshire [+]

[Primary September 14]. >
Registered Voters: .  Ballots Cast: .
Governor: Gov. John Lynch (D) was elected to a fourth two-year term, defeating attorney and former HHS Commissioner John Stephen (R) and John Babiarz (L) by 52.6% to 45.1% and 2.3%.
Senate: In the race to succeed Sen. Judd Gregg (R), former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (R) defeated Rep. Paul Hodes (D) by 60% to 37% with the remainder going to Chris Booth (I) and Ken Blevins (L).
U.S. House: Balance goes from 2D-0R to 2R-0D; two new members elected.  In the 1st CD (about one-third of the state in the Southeast, went 53%-47% for Obama in 2008), Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta (R) defeated Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D) by 53.8% to 42.7%.  In the open 2nd CD (Hodes' seat; the rest of the state including Nashua and Concord, went 56% to 43% for Obama), attorney Ann McLane Kuster (D) lost to former Rep. Charlie Bass (R) by 48.4% to 46.7%.
Legislature: Democrats lost control of both chambers of the General Court including more than 100 seats in the House; the balance went from 14D-10R in the Senate and 216D-173R-11v in the House to 19R-5D and 298R-102D.
Republicans pick up two U.S. House seats and both legislative chambers.

New Jersey [+]

[Primary June 8].
U.S. House: Balance goes from 8D-5R to 7D-6R; one new member elected.  In the 3rd CD (most of Burlington and Ocean Counties as well as Cherry Hill in Camden County) former pro football player Jon Runyan (R) defeated freshman Rep. John Adler (D) by 50% to 47%.
Legislature: No elections in 2010.
Republicans pick up one U.S. House seat.

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