Palin ousts Murkowski; Fallin wins OK CD-5; Cubin weak in WY primary; polls, more
August 20th, 2006
WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE.BY THE NUMBERS: LATEST INDEPENDENT NUMBERS.
ARKANSAS - GOVERNOR: Attorney General Mike Beebe (D) - 52%, former Congressman Asa Hutchinson (R) - 31%. (Arkansas News Bureau/Stephens Media).
CONNECTICUT - US SENATE: US Senate Joe Lieberman (Independent) - 44%, businessman Ned Lamont (D) - 42%, former State Representative Alan Schlesinger (R) - 3% . (American Research Group).
GEORGIA - GOVERNOR: Governor Sonny Perdue (R) - 54%, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor (D) - 41%. (Strategic Vision-R).
MAINE - GOVERNOR: Governor John Baldacci (D) - 43%, State Senator Chandler Woodcock (R) - 42%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MASSACHUSETTS - GOVERNOR - DEM PRIMARY: Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick (D) - 34%, venture capitalist Chris Gabrieli - 30%, Attorney General Tom Reilly (D) - 30%. (WBZ-TV/SurveyUSA).
MICHIGAN - GOVERNOR: Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) - 47%, businessman Dick DeVos (R) - 47%, engineer Doug Campbell (Green) - 1%, hospital worker Greg Creswell (Libertarian) - 1%, engineer Bhagwan Dashairya (US Taxpayers) - 1%. (WDIV-TV/SurveyUSA).
MICHIGAN - US SENATE: US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) - 51%, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard (R) - 42%, retired auto engineer W. Dennis FitzSimons (US Taxpayers) - 2%, David Sole (Green) - 1%, attorney Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian) - 1%. (WDIV-TV/SurveyUSA).
MISSOUR - US SENATE: US Senator Jim Talent (R) - 46%, State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) - 44%. (Rasmussen Reports).
OREGON - GOVERNOR: Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) - 49%, attorney Ron Saxton (R) - 35%. (Rasmussen Reports).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.23.06
ALASKA: PALIN OUSTS GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI, KNOWLES WINS BIG.
Tuesday was "comeback day" in the Alaska gubernatorial primary. Former Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin (R) -- who lost the 2002 primary for Lieutenant Governor -- easily defeated incumbent Governor Frank Murkowski. Palin captured 51%, former State Senator John Binkley was second with 30%, followed by Murkowski with 19%. On the Democratic side, former Governor Tony Knowles -- who lost the 2004 US Senate race to Murkowski's daughter -- cruised to victory over State Representative Eric Croft by a vote of 73% to 26%. In a sign of party unity, Murkowski and Binkley endorsed Palin and Croft endorsed endorsed Knowles on Tuesday night. Former GOP State Representative Andrew Halcro (Independent) also filed his gubernatorial candidacy on Tuesday, stating he submitted more than enough signatures to ensure his place on the November ballot. The Palin-Knowles contest is currently a toss-up for November. Former State Senator Sean Parnell (R) and State House Minority Leader Ethan Berkowitz (D) won their respective Lieutenant Governor primaries, and each will run in November paired on tickets with the guv primary winners.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.23.06
WYOMING: CUBIN, UNEXPECTEDLY WEAK, SCORES TEPID PRIMARY WIN.
Six-term incumbent Congresswoman Barbara Cubin (R) posted a surprisingly weak victory in Tuesday's primary. Retired Navy officer Bill Winney spent almost no money, yet he captured 39% of the primary vote, won Laramie County (Cheyenne) and evenly split Natrona County (Casper). Cubin won big in the less-populated rural counties, giving her the victory. Many Republicans -- and even newspapers which endorsed her -- have voiced concerns that, as the state's lone House member, Cubin has largely proven herself ineffective in Washington. Cubin will face Teton County School Board Chair Gary Trauner (D) in November. Trauner has shown decent fundraising abilities, so he should be able to make this a competitive contest. House Race rating: Leans GOP. Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) and attorney Ray Hunkins (R) cruised to landslide gubernatorial primary victories. Freudenthal is a favorite to win a second term in November. There were no primaries in the US Senate race, although incumbent Craig Thomas (R) is a safe bet to defeat college professor Dale Groutage (D) in the general election.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.23.06
OKLAHOMA: FALLIN WINS BIG IN CD-5, HIETT & ASKINS WIN LT GOV RUN-OFFS.
Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin (R) cruised to an easy run-off victory Tuesday In the open CD-5 race. Fallin defeated Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The CD-5 seat -- currently held by GOP gubernatorial nominee Ernest Istook -- is solidly Republican. Voters in both major parties also selected nominees for Lieutenant Governor. State House Speaker Todd Hiett won the GOP race by four points and State House Minority Leader Jari Askins won the Dem contest by eight points.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.23.06
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Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.23.06
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