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BC Liberals Pull Improbable Upset to Win Majority

Joe — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:11:46 +0000

Full election results in all 85 ridings will be added on the British Columbia Election 2013 page after they are finalized; election maps will be uploaded once all seats are declared. In one of the most shocking reversals of fortune in Canadian political history, the British Columbia Liberal Party has beaten the odds and won

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2013 British Columbia Election Today

Joe — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:33:12 +0000

British Columbia Election 2013 main page Voters in British Columbia will head to the polls today to elect a new government, and if the opinion polls are correct, then the New Democratic Party will return to power after 12 years in opposition. An Ipsos-Reid poll from yesterday shows the NDP with an eight-point lead over

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Yvonne Jones Wins Labrador By-Election for Liberals

Joe — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:06:10 +0000

CBC News has projected that Yvonne Jones will win the federal by-election in Labrador, NL, retaking the seat for the Liberal Party from the Conservatives. This is the first seat to change hands in a by-election in this parliament. Public opinion polls in this riding suggested that Jones, formerly a Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MHA

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Mark Sanford Wins South Carolina House Special Election

Joe — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:19:58 +0000

Former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford (R) has been declared the winner of the 1st District special election on Tuesday night. With over 117,000 votes counted, including all precincts in three of the district’s five counties, Sanford (52.68%) led Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch (46.59%) by just over 7,000 votes. Colbert Busch is

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South Carolina-01 Special Election Today

Joe — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:30:35 +0000

The special election to fill the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina is taking place today; results will come in shortly. The Republicans are looking to hold this seat after the resignation of now-Senator Tim Scott. Former governor and first district congressman Mark Sanford is trying to retake this seat, while Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch

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New Polls Show British Columbia Race Tightening

Joe — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:55:29 +0000

Visit Dead Heat’s British Columbia 2013 page. The election in British Columbia is less than two weeks away, but with the campaign racing towards the finish line, two new polls indicate that the governing BC Liberal Party is making a run at a fourth term in power. A recent Forum Research poll shows that the

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Markey, Gomez Win Massachusetts Senate Primaries

Joe — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:17:01 +0000

Congressman Ed Markey (D) and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez (R) have won their respective primaries in the 2013 Massachusetts US Senate special election on Tuesday night. The two will face off in the June election. The Associated Press called both races by around 9pm Eastern time, just one hour after the polls closed across

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Massachusetts Senate Primary Held Today

Joe — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:42:59 +0000

The primary election in the Massachusetts US Senate special election is being held today; polls close at 8pm Eastern. The Democratic race to replace John Kerry has two congressmen: Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch. On the Republican side, there are three contenders: Gabriel Gomez, Mike Sullivan, and Daniel Winslow. The most recent polling on the

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British Columbia Election 2013 Page Launched

Joe — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:42:15 +0000

Dead Heat’s election almanac’s pages on the 2013 British Columbia provincial election are now open for business. To see an election overview and visit pages for all 85 ridings up for grabs, visit this page. The main election page features a live BC election Twitter feed from the Vancouver Sun, as well as voter information

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New Poll Added: Colbert Busch Ahead in South Carolina

Joe — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:33:05 +0000

For coverage of the South Carolina-01 special election, visit Dead Heat’s special election page. The special election in the first congressional district of South Carolina takes place in just a few weeks, and if the current polling trend in this race is to be believed, the Democrats could gain this seat for the first time

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