Analysis: Obama re-election driven by economy, turnout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Growing optimism about the economy and a big turnout of the core Democratic coalition sealed President Barack Obama’s re-election victory.
Independent Angus King wins three-way Maine Senate race
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former Maine Governor Angus King won a three-way contest on Tuesday for the Senate seat that Republican Olympia Snowe is vacating after a race in which he ran as an Independent and promised to be a voice of moderation in a polarized …
CNN projects Republicans keep House majority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CNN projected that Republicans held control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s election.
ABC projects Democrat Hassan elected New Hampshire governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – ABC projected that Democrat Margaret Wood Hassan won the New Hampshire gubernatorial race in Tuesday’s election.
Fox projects Obama wins Michigan in presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fox News projected that President Barack Obama won the swing state of Michigan in Tuesday’s presidential election.
Connecticut Democrat Murphy beats McMahon for Senate
(Reuters) – Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon lost her second U.S. Senate bid in two years with Connecticut voters choosing Democratic congressman Chris Murphy to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Joseph Lieberman, multiple networks s…
Reuters/Ipsos exit poll: Romney leads among whites, Obama among other ethnic groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney is winning the votes of white male and female voters in his quest to unseat President Barack Obama, but among all other ethnic groups, Romney is trailing by large margins, according to a Reuters/Ipsos exit …
First-time voters choose Obama by two-to-one margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First-time U.S. voters are supporting President Barack Obama by a two-to-one margin and are more likely to believe the country is on the right track, according to a Reuters/Ipsos exit poll conducted on election day.
Sandy disrupts voting; Northeast braces for new storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy created chaos and long lines at voting stations in the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday while officials braced for a new storm due to batter the region on Wednesday.
Analysis: In foreign policy debate, Romney and Obama get domestic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was billed as a debate on foreign policy, but that did not stop Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, from sparring repeatedly on issues that polls indicate are more important to voters:…
