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VT: Lt. Governor leads all 5 Democrats for Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:27 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 24 June 2010 02:47
From BurlingtonFreePress.com:
A poll released Wednesday showed Republican Brian Dubie leading all five Democratic candidates for governor.
The poll, by the national polling firm Rasmussen Reports, indicated Democrat Deb Markowitz came the closest to Dubie and was the only one against whom he received less than 50 percent support. The poll showed Dubie leading Markowitz, 47 percent to 40 percent.
Dubie’s and Markowitz’s campaigns took the poll as good news. So did Democrat Peter Shumlin, who gained some footing compared with a March poll by the same firm.
“This is encouraging,” Dubie campaign manager Corry Bliss said. “This is just more confirmation of the support we’re receiving.”
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SC: GOP Picks Lt. Governor Nominee
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:30 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 23 June 2010 01:26
From GreenvilleOnline.com:
Florence County Councilman Ken Ard was nominated as the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor and Midlands attorney Alan Wilson won the party’s nomination for attorney general.
With 44 of 46 counties reporting, Ard had 61 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the South Carolina Election Commission, defeating Orangeburg lawyer and Army veteran of Afghanistan Bill Connor.
“Thank you to the people of South Carolina,” Ard said on Twitter. “I’m proud to be our GOP nominee for November.”
Ard will face Democrat Ashley Cooper of Charleston.
Wilson, son of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, defeated Leighton Lord for attorney general, with 60 percent of the vote with 44 counties reporting and will face Democrat Matthew Richardson, a Columbia lawyer in November.
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Governor Candidate Picks Running Mate
Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 12:07 Written by rslcpol Friday, 18 June 2010 12:07
From Rapid City Journal:
Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (DOO’-gahrd) has chosen Yankton lawyer Matt Michels (MY’-kuhls) as his running mate in his campaign for South Dakota governor.
Michels is a former state House speaker. Daugaard, the Republican nominee for governor, also describes Michels as an authority on health care law.
Michels says he shares Daugaard’s values of hard work, personal responsibility and limited government.
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Campaign Season Heats up in California
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:36 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 June 2010 01:27
From Daily Democrat:
Down-ticket races like the lieutenant governor’s battle between San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and former state Sen. Abel Maldonado, California’s highest-ranking Republican Latino, might also attract national attention. Even in San Jose, if the stars align and Major League Baseball waves everyone home, voters may be asked to bless a long-awaited A’s stadium.
Whew. Got all that?
After a campaign season that saw a jaw-dropping $150 million-plus spent on political campaigns, this next round may make that look like so many couch coins.
“It’s quite possible we’ll see financial campaign spending records shattered,” said Jude Barry, a Democratic consultant who ran Steve Westly’s failed 2006 gubernatorial
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SD: GOP Lt. Governor Leads in Governor Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:37 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:38
From RapidCityJournal.com:
South Dakota Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard, coming off his Republican primary win last week, continues to hold a commanding lead over Democratic challenger Scott Heidepriem in the gubernatorial race in South Dakota.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Daugaard earning 52 percent of the vote, while state Sen. Heidepriem, D-Sioux Falls, picks up 36 percent of the support. Three percent prefer some other candidate, and 9 percent are undecided.
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Lieutenant Governor Candidates Meet in Alaska
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:45 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 10 June 2010 01:23
From JuneauEmpire.com:
Though many Alaskans may not know the duties of the lieutenant governor, the importance of the post was reinforced last summer when Gov. Sarah Palin resigned and then-Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell replaced her.
Three Republicans seeking to fill Parnell’s old post met Tuesday in Fairbanks. Eddie Burke, Jay Ramras and Mead Treadwell highlighted differences in personalities, backgrounds and visions during the hour-long forum.
Burke, a former radio host, presented conservative positions on firearms and abortion and criticized the $8 billion state budget approved by Ramras and other state lawmakers.
Ramras said the lieutenant governor’s office represents an underused bully pulpit in a state thirsty for new investment. Treadwell, meanwhile, said state officials must focus on refilling the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and the construction of a natural gas pipeline.
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Nevada Lt. Governor Krolicki wins nomination for Second Term
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:45 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 June 2010 01:12
From Fox5News:
Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki has won the Republican primary to seek a second term.
He will be challenged by Jessica Sferrazza, (sfer-AH-zah), a Reno city councilwoman, who won a four-way Democratic primary.
In a repeat of his contest four years ago, Krolicki beat Henderson art gallery owner Barbara Lee Woollen to easily capture the nomination in Tuesday’s primary.
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CA Lt. Governor Race Takes Shape
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:46 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 June 2010 01:07
From MercuryNews.com:
Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado has won the Republican primary to defend his job in November against San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the Democratic nominee.
Maldonado beat state Sen. Sam Aanestad on Tuesday in his quest to keep the job he was recently appointed to by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Maldonado was skewered by his party last year when he voted for a compromise budget deal that included a tax increase.
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Republicans Get Candidates in California
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:46 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 June 2010 09:16
From LA Times:
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley convincingly won the GOP primary for attorney general on Tuesday, giving Republicans a strong chance at capturing the state’s top law enforcement job in the November contest.
His San Francisco counterpart, Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris, appeared to overcome an aggressive — and expensive — challenge in the Democratic primary as she seeks to become the first woman, first Asian and first African American to serve as attorney general. Harris claimed victory late Tuesday, though her nearest rival had yet to concede. Former Los Angeles City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo was running well behind in a crowded field.
Cooley, a political moderate who has won three district attorney elections in heavily Democratic Los Angeles County, was leading despite a bruising primary battle in which his two GOP rivals unsuccessfully attempted to portray him as being too liberal for the Republican faithful.
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NY: Republican Picks Lt. Governor Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:48 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:02
From WBEN.com:
Ognibene is a former New York City Councilman and minority leader that Paladino says he selected for Lieutenant Governor because of his conservatism and management experience in government.
Paladino has made no formal announcement of the choice, but has links to an interview he gave on the topic on the campaign website and Facebook accounts.
In that interview with Time Warner Cable’s Capitol Tonight program, Paladino tells moderator Liz Benjamin that he selected Ognibene without thinking much about many other candidates.
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