Nov 08 Shays Holds Off Democrat in Connecticut House Race By Admin, PBS News Hour In one of the nation's most closely watched races, 10-term Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., edged past former Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell, D-Conn., to win Connecticut's 4th District. Continue reading
Nov 08 Democrats Win Control of House By PBS News Hour Early Wednesday, the Democrats had enough seats in the House to push the Republicans out of the majority -- a development many experts attributed to doubts about President Bush and the U.S. occupation in Iraq. Continue reading
Nov 08 Perlmutter Wins Colorado’s 7th District Seat By Admin, PBS News Hour Democrat Ed Perlmutter won his bid for Colorado's 7th District seat Tuesday, beating his Republican opponent Rick O'Donnell and bringing home a much hoped for victory for the Democratic Party. Continue reading
Nov 08 Corker Defeats Ford in Tennessee Race By Admin, PBS News Hour Despite a bruising Republican primary and an onslaught of Democratic heavyweights campaigning for his opponent, former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker edged to victory Tuesday in the race for Tennessee Senate. Continue reading
Nov 07 Democrat Brown Unseats Incumbent DeWine in Ohio By Admin, PBS News Hour In the closely watched Ohio Senate race, Democratic challenger Rep. Sherrod Brown defeated two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Continue reading
Nov 07 Menendez Keeps New Jersey Senate Seat By PBS News Hour Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey kept his seat Tuesday in a race intensely watched to determine which party will control the Senate. Continue reading
Nov 07 Democrats Pick Up Pennsylvania Senate Seat Held by Rick Santorum By PBS News Hour Democrat Bob Casey Jr., son of a popular former governor, defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a much-watched race that had much to do with Santorum's staunch support of President Bush. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Shields and Ponnuru Analyze Election Day Events Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru analyze mid-term voting. Continue watching
Nov 07 Whitehouse Ousts Chafee for Rhode Island Senate By PBS News Hour Sheldon Whitehouse, the former state attorney general of Rhode Island, unseated Lincoln Chafee Tuesday in what became an extremely tight Senate race. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Scandals, Gaffes and Smear Ads Provide Humor Despite Serious Election Stakes Although parties have eyed this year's midterm elections with increasing sobriety, comedians and entertainers have found plenty to laugh at through the scandals, Sen. John Kerry's "botched joke" and the smear ads. Jeffrey Brown reports on the lighter side of… Continue watching