Word: electioneers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Most political experts expect the Minnesota election to be decided in the courts or even in the state senate. In short, it's a mess. But it's not that unusual. A look back at some similarly close - and even closer - races provides some lessons on where things might go...
The closest Senate race in history - for an open New Hampshire seat in 1974 - was so tight that the candidates had to hold a second election. After Republican Louis Wyman beat Democrat John Durkin by just 355 votes, a recount gave Durkin the lead - but by only 10 votes, which...
When Florida's Republican Senator, Mel Martinez, announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in 2010, Jeb Bush's name wasn't exactly echoing throughout the peninsula. "I would have told you at that moment that Jeb wasn't even going to think about running" for Martinez...
As for Minnesota history, one notable recount case stands above all others. In the state's 1962 gubernatorial race, incumbent Elmer L. Andersen lost by a narrow margin of less than 200 votes to challenger Karl Rolvaag (out of 1.26 million votes cast). Andersen asked for a recount, which required...
If parties and politicians learned one thing from 2000, it's that they ought to be ready for recounts. To that end, it's typical for candidates to send advance teams of lawyers to precincts and states where the vote is expected to be close. The idea is that the...