Ladies and Gentlemen, GOVERNOR TIM KAINE
Holy crap, the Associated Press just called it for Kaine.
Democrat Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican Jerry Kilgore in a contest for a GOP-leaning state that was closely watched by political analysts for signs of the public's mood ahead of next year's midterm elections.
In New Jersey, Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine (news, bio, voting record) opened up a strong lead against Republican Doug Forrester with a third of precincts counted.
Kilgore lost despite a last-minute rally with President Bush and a harsh campaign ad that alleged that Kaine, a Roman Catholic opposed to the death penalty, would not have executed Adolf Hitler.
Kaine had 812,235 votes, or 51.2 percent, to Kilgore's 737,747 votes, or 46.5 percent, with 82 percent of precincts reporting.
In New Jersey, Corzine had 413,431 votes, or 52.9 percent, and Forrester had 344,937 votes, or 44.1 percent.
OMG OMG OMG. BREATHE, LUNA.
For the love of God, somebody squee with me.
ETA: It's real now, because Washington Post called it too.
Democrat Timothy M. Kaine defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore in today's election for governor of Virginia, riding the popularity of outgoing Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration in a state that typically votes Republican in national elections.
With 90 percent of precincts reporting, Kaine, Virginia's lieutenant governor, held a lead of 51 percent to 46 percent over Kilgore, the former state attorney general, according to unofficial returns from the State Board of Elections. Independent candidate H. Russell Potts Jr. was running a distant third, with 2 percent.
While the results kept the governor's office in Democratic hands, Republicans were narrowly leading races for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
If we end up with Republicans in the two other offices, that's gonna suck, but I can deal with it. We still won!!!
Democrat Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican Jerry Kilgore in a contest for a GOP-leaning state that was closely watched by political analysts for signs of the public's mood ahead of next year's midterm elections.
In New Jersey, Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine (news, bio, voting record) opened up a strong lead against Republican Doug Forrester with a third of precincts counted.
Kilgore lost despite a last-minute rally with President Bush and a harsh campaign ad that alleged that Kaine, a Roman Catholic opposed to the death penalty, would not have executed Adolf Hitler.
Kaine had 812,235 votes, or 51.2 percent, to Kilgore's 737,747 votes, or 46.5 percent, with 82 percent of precincts reporting.
In New Jersey, Corzine had 413,431 votes, or 52.9 percent, and Forrester had 344,937 votes, or 44.1 percent.
OMG OMG OMG. BREATHE, LUNA.
For the love of God, somebody squee with me.
ETA: It's real now, because Washington Post called it too.
Democrat Timothy M. Kaine defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore in today's election for governor of Virginia, riding the popularity of outgoing Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration in a state that typically votes Republican in national elections.
With 90 percent of precincts reporting, Kaine, Virginia's lieutenant governor, held a lead of 51 percent to 46 percent over Kilgore, the former state attorney general, according to unofficial returns from the State Board of Elections. Independent candidate H. Russell Potts Jr. was running a distant third, with 2 percent.
While the results kept the governor's office in Democratic hands, Republicans were narrowly leading races for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
If we end up with Republicans in the two other offices, that's gonna suck, but I can deal with it. We still won!!!