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NEWS ABOUT: election results

election results stories: 15 news summaries

 UN Official Denies 
 Cover Up in 
 Afghan Vote 

Recount will rectify fraud, says head of mission in troubled nation

Oct 12, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of the UN mission in Afghanistan is denying that he helped cover up vote-rigging in the disputed Afghan election, refuting charges made by a top US diplomat. In a rare press conference, Kai Eide also said a partial recount being conducted by a UN-backed election panel would root... More »

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Afghanistan • diplomacy • election monitors • Peter Galbraith • disputed election • election • election results • Kai Eide

Karzai Widens Lead in New
Poll Returns

He's up 45% to 35%, but only 17% of votes have been counted

Aug 26, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(AP) - President Hamid Karzai extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election, but he remained short of the 50% threshold that would allow him to avoid a two-man runoff. With only 17% of the vote counted, Karzai has 44.8%, while Abdullah Abdullah has 35.1%. The count... More »

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Hamid Karzai • disputed election • election • election results • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

(Newser) - The top body investigating the results of the recent election is asking Iran’s supreme leader to give it more time to clear up any and all “ambiguities,” Reuters reports. “We are urging you to allow us to extend the deadline to receive further complaints five more... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • inquiry • Guardian Council • election results • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Mehdi Karoubi

 Brown Survives Party Revolt 


Jun 8, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown survived a rowdy party meeting today despite Labour’s dismal election results and a backbencher uprising, the Guardian reports. 16 Labour parliamentarians spoke in defense of Brown and five called for his resignation in the wake of a high-profile financial scandal. “You solve the problem... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Conservative Party • European Parliament • election results

Franken Sees End Near in Minn. Senate Dispute

Candidate optimistic in meeting with Democratic senators

Mar 10, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” in the legal dispute between him and Republican Norm Coleman over a Minnesota Senate seat, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Franken expects to win the current election trial, but believes Coleman will appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Franken... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election • election • election results

Minn. Battle
Has Nothing on '74-75 Marathon

Dem Durkin finally won
NH Senate seat after revote 10 months later

Nov 9, 08 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The vitriolic standoff between Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race—headed for a recount, then likely the courts and possibly the Senate—could take many months to resolve, judging from a precedent in New Hampshire 34 years ago, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. That fight, after... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Recount • election results • election history • John Durkin • Louis Wyman

Your Hour-by-Hour Guide
to Election Night

What to watch for as the clock ticks on

Nov 4, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Tonight’s election promises to end before bedtime, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. Nate Silver breaks down which polls close when, and what to watch for.
  • 6pm: Indiana and Kentucky: Usually these get called red right away, but this year Indiana is
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • election results • Proposition 8 • polls

 Obama Wins First Town's Vote 

New Hampshire village votes Democratic for first time in 40 years

Nov 4, 08 1:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has won a landslide victory in the first town in America to vote, AP reports. The 21 registered voters of New Hampshire's Dixville Notch hit the polls shortly after the stroke of midnight and chose Obama over John McCain 15 to 6. It is the first time the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • New Hampshire • Election Day • Election 2008 • election results

ANALYSIS

Hints at Winner May Come Early Tomorrow Night

Victory, or close loss,
in Indiana would bode well for Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - What happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Kentucky • Ohio • Mitch McConnell • Pennsylvania • Indiana • Virginia • Senate race • Election 2008 • election results

(Newser) - Reporters are already writing up advance analyses of how each of the two presidential candidates achieved victory next Tuesday—to be ready for either outcome. Slate has a little fun imagining some of the other scenarios that might have played out:
  • Hillary Clinton claimed a historic win after John
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • media • Election 2008 • election results

Riots Imperil Democracy in Mongolia

Government crackdown worries citizens in region's freest state

Jul 8, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week hundreds of drunken rioters in Mongolia's capital vented their frustration at parliamentary elections by smashing the headquarters of the ruling party, killing five people. The violence shocked many in this peaceful, democratic nation. But many Mongolians were equally shocked by the government's reaction: a four-day state of emergency,... More »

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democracy • Asia • Mongolia • election results

 Mugabe Is Sworn In 

Won 85% of uncontested vote; Tsvangirai asks AU to denounce election

Jun 29, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe was sworn in today for another 5 years as president of Zimbabwe, after the electoral commission declared him the winner with 85% of the vote in an uncontested but controversial race. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who withdrew his candidacy last week over concerns of increasing violence, says he... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • Africa Union • Movement for Democratic Change • Zimbabwe elections • election results • intimidation

Leaked Results Show Runoff 
Needed in Zimbabwe

Sources say Tsvangirai has 47%-43% edge

Apr 30, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The opposition did indeed win last month’s presidential election in Zimbabwe, senior government sources tell Reuters, though not by enough to avoid a run-off second round. Morgan Tsvangirai won 47% of the vote to incumbent Robert Mugabe’s 43%, numbers that are in line with the claims by Mugabe's... More »

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Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • runoff election • Zimbabwe elections • election results

 US Envoy: 'Tsvangirai Won' 

Diplomat condemns Zimbabwe violence, but hints at 'political solution'

Apr 24, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - After more than three weeks in which Robert Mugabe has failed to hand over results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election, a top US diplomat for Africa came out in support of his challenger today, the AP reports. “Morgan Tsvangirai won, and perhaps outright,” Jendayi Frazer said in South... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • South Africa • human rights abuse • Jendayi Frazer • Zimbabwe elections • South African Development Community • election results

Zimbabwe
Strike Fizzles

Opposition party's
'stay away' strategy
fails to force release
of election results

Apr 15, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A strike Zimbabwe's opposition party called in hopes of forcing the release of election results mostly fizzled today, reports the AFP. Businesses remained open, and the heavy security presence the government prepped in anticipation was eased during the day. Said a merchant who wants the results released but opened his... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • strike • Zimbabwe elections • general strike • election results

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