The results of the 2010 midterm elections are in! This year’s elections have been met with enthusiasm from voters and candidates nationwide. On average, a minute twenty percent of our country’s voting population shows up at the polls. This year, it is estimated that approximately double that number came out to vote. This is a great sign of the American people’s increased desire to have input in their government. This increase in voters had a strong effect on the outcomes of each race. The House of Representatives gained a total of sixty-one republican offices, overturning the previously Democratic House and subsequently instituting the new Speaker of the House, John Boehner. Boehner will be replacing previous Speaker Nancy Pelosi. As of November 3rd, eleven seats remain still undecided. In the Senate, the Democrats lost eight seats but were still able to hold their ground with a total of fifty seats – fifty-two including the two independents who vote with the Democrats. The Republicans gained six seats in the Senate giving them a total of 46. Two seats are still undecided.
Back home in Illinois, Democrat Bobby Rush beat Republican candidate Ray Wardingly in the race for the House seat, with eighty percent of the vote. The seat for the Senate was gained by Republican Mark Kirk, who won with forty-eight percent of the vote against Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. The race for Governor is still too close to call, with a recount likely in its future. Republican candidate Bill Brady and Democratic candidate Pat Quinn are near a tie, each with forty-six percent of the state’s vote. We will most likely know within upcoming days.
By: Anne Lehan
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