Ohio voters relieved campaign blitz over - but anxiously watch election returns Detroit Free Press ...The Teamsters hall in Toledo – with an announced Obama win – erupted tonight in screams and hugs and fist pumps...
Unions May Tip Ohio Vote For Obama Huffington Post ...Not only have labor unions blanketed the state with canvassers in recent days, early signs Tuesday showed that Ohio voters who are union members were casting ballots for Obama by especially wide margins...
Union support key to Obama in Pa. Philadelphia Business Journal ...labor unions seem as committed as ever to supporting Democrats despite that — and the fact that some local Democrats in cities from Philadelphia to Chicago are joining Republicans in using public-workers unions as punching bags...
Unions, Hispanics, women carry Obama to Nevada win Associated Press ...Nevadans also narrowly sided with Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller who won a hard-fought race with seven-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley by about 12,000 votes, 46 percent to 45 percent...
Maggie Hassan defeats Republican Ovide Lamontagne in N.H. governor's race Concord Monitor ...Maggie Hassan will become the 81st governor of New Hampshire after defeating Republican Ovide Lamontagne yesterday, keeping the corner office in Democratic hands as Gov. John Lynch steps down after an unprecedented four terms...(LaMontaigne promised to be "Scott Walker on steroids"; Hassan's win forestalls a right-to-work-for-less battle in New Hampshire)
Republicans sweep in Salem House Lawrence Eagle-Tribune ...Defeated were Democrats Michael Murray, 4,810; Susan Desmet, 4,753; John Murphy, 4,134... (Murphy is a Teamsters International Vice President.)
Elizabeth Warren Projected Winner Over GOP Senator In Massachusetts Huffington Post ...The Warren win comes as a critical pick-up for Democrats who just months prior had risked losing their Senate majority...
Democrats dominate Assembly bids Albany Times-Union ...Democrats took over Assemblyman George Amedore's seat as Schenectady County Legislator Angelo Santabarbara defeated Republican Minden town Supervisor Tom Quackenbush in the 111th District...Quackenbush, who is well-known in Montgomery County but new to voters in Schenectady and Albany counties. Quackenbush, who faced a 9,000 Democratic voter advantage in the district, is a Teamsters business agent...
John Payne defeats Osman Kamara in 106th state house The Patriot-News ...Republican State Rep. John Payne defeated Democratic challenger Osman Kamara with 64.8 percent of the vote, with all precincts appearing to be reporting in the 106th state house race...(Kamara is a member of Teamsters Local 776)
Senator Sherrod Brown's victory speech WDTN ...The race is about the resurgence in Ohio manufacturing. The workers and managers from Navistar in Springfield, Airbus in Columbus and Arcelor-Mittal in Cleveland – all adding jobs in Ohio…And it’s about the Chevy Cruze, Ohio’s comeback story. And Teamster car haulers move those cars all across America...
Ohio voters reject Issue 2 redistricting plan CantonRep.com ...Ohio voters have rejected a proposal to change the process for redrawing state legislative and congressional maps....
Michigan unions' gamble doesn't pay off Detroit Free Press ...A calculated gamble by Michigan unions to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution ended Tuesday in a resounding defeat...
Benishek, McDowell in dead heat for Michigan 1st congressional district MLive ...With 71 percent of precincts reporting, Democratic challenger Gary McDowell is leading Republican incumbent Dan Benishek by fewer than 100 votes in a rematch of the 2010 election... (McDowell was a 33-year UPS driver.)
Wisconsin sends Democrat Tammy Baldwin to Senate Los Angeles Times ...The Democratic candidate for Senate in Wisconsin seized victory after a hard-fought race reflecting the partisan divide that has become Badger State politics...
Hansen fends off challenge for fourth state Senate term Green Bay Press Gazette ...Hansen beat local businessman John Macco, 53 percent to 47 percent, with 66 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night. Hansen won 26,472 votes and Macco 23,361... (Hansen is a member of Teamsters Local 662 and one of the "Fab 14")
Indiana Election Results 2012: Pence wins race for governor; Donnelly beats Mourdock in Senate race; Romney wins Hoosier state Washington Post ...Democrat Joe Donnelly, who currently sits in the House of Representatives, won Indiana’s Senate race in a fiercely fought contest against Republican state treasurer Richard Mourdock. The win represents a much-needed gain for the Democrats in their bid to retain control of the Senate... (Note: Pence is likely to be more anti-labor than his predecessor, Mitch Daniels. Sadly, all four Teamster candidates for the Indiana Legislature lost.)
Nolan takes Northeastern Minnesota's 8th District seat back from GOP Duluth News Tribune ...Democratic challenger Rick Nolan pulled off an upset in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, with incumbent Rep. Chip Cravaack conceding about 1:15 a.m. today... (Nolan is a former Teamster UPSer and a former congressman. He retakes the seat held by Jim Oberstar.)
Minnesota voters shoot down Voter ID amendment DL-Online ...Forty-six percent of voters Tuesday wanted to amend the state Constitution to require a photo ID before voting, but 50 percent was needed...
Sodders retains State Senate seat Times-Republican ...Sen. Steve Sodders, D-State Center, retained his seat against Republican challenger Jane Jech, of Marshalltown, Tuesday... (Sodders is a Teamster deputy sheriff and an active member of the Teamsters Law Enforcement League.)
Zweifel re-elected to 2nd term as Mo. treasurer St. Louis Post-Dispatch ... Missouri Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY'-ful) has won re-election, beating a state lawmaker from St. Louis County...(Our brother Jim Sweere lost his race for state representative; we don't know yet about brothers Terry Lesinski and Bob Burns, also candidates for the Missouri Legislature.)
Bullock leads Hill in Montana governor race Associated Press ...Democrat Steve Bullock held a slim lead over Republican Rick Hill in early returns Wednesday as the race for Montana governor remained too close to call...(Bullock is the former attorney for Teamsters Local 190.)
Republican Daines beats Gillan for US Congress Associated Press ...Republican businessman Steve Daines has won Montana's sole U.S. House seat, beating Democrat Kim Gillan... (Gillan is a former Teamster.)
Proposition 32: Measure that would restrict union donations is defeated San Jose Mercury News ...Labor groups won a resounding victory by defeating Proposition 32, a measure that would have altered the political landscape had it succeeded...
Astronaut Loses Race for House Seat Courthouse News Service ...Astronaut José Hernandez, the first person to Tweet in Spanish from a space shuttle, failed to oust incumbent Republican Jeff Denham from his U.S. House seat on Tuesday... (Hernandez is a former Teamster.)
House defense leaders cruise to reelection The Hill ...Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) was on track to score a sizeable victory over Democratic challenger Lee Rogers for the 25th congressional district... (Rogers is a Teamster through the California Teamsters Public Affairs Council.)
