Candidates in next Tuesday’s special election to fill two open D.C. Council seats have collectively raised over $1 million in the course of the campaign. Voters will chose council members for Wards 4 and 7, after those positions were left empty by Mayor Adrian Fenty and at-large Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Voters in D.C. Public Schools’ Second District will also elect a school board representative. In Ward 4, ANC Commissioner Muriel Bowser leads the pack…
The Post is reporting that President Bush may give a victory speech today, regardless of whether Kerry concedes defeat. From the Post: The White House has not yet announced what time Bush will appear. The campaign at first summoned reporters to appear at the Ronald Reagan Building between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. but then put off the event.” The BBC is reporting this morning that “Fears of Ohio Deadlock Start to Fade.” In other…
2:15 a.m. … It all hung on Ohio or it may still hang on Ohio. Some media outlets have put Ohio in the Bush column, but it appears that the Kerry camp hasn’t given up all hope yet. Ohio’s 20 electoral votes may be up in the air for days. There are still ballots to be counted. But right now, it appears that George W. Bush will be re-elected and Sen. John Kerry of…
As the nation watches election returns come in, much of D.C. is watching the state of play in key Congressional races. Go to the jump for updated results … Photo of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton speaking at the Dems’ party at the Capital Hilton from a DCist operative on the ground at the hotel…
DCist contributor Becca took this photo in Arlington, Virginia early this morning….
Let the fun begin. Election returns have begun to filter in, and the networks have begun to predict winners for the presidential contest in non-swing states and in some Senate competitions. DCist on election TV, Senate and House races to watch, and when the polls close across the nation in Eastern Time Here’s some handy links for results: W. Post, Yahoo Election, CNN, NY Times, BBC News “Vote USA 2004”, DemocraticUnderground.com. To keep your…
Grab your electoral maps political junkies and keep tabs on when each state will be called. We’ve compiled a list of when each state closes its polls. For more detailed info, check here. 6 p.m. EST. Polls close in Kentucky and Indiana. 7 p.m. EST. Polls close in Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. 7:30 p.m. EST. Polls close in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia. 8 p.m. EST. Polls close…
Since we’re still a few hours from any elections returns, here’s a roundup of what’s going on across the nation.. >> Gothamist reports that there have been long lines to vote. Similar reports have been echoed on LAist, SFist and Chicagoist. Chicagoist editor Margaret Lyons even relates her voting experience this morning, which involved slipping and falling in front of her polling place. >> Chicagoist also writes about Celeste Wroblewski, a Chicago mom who started…
No matter who comes out on top after the election is all over, we know who the real winner of Insanity 2004 is: the bloggers. And given that most blogs are the bastard progeny of political punditry and partisan hysteria, we figured, who better to predict the outcome of it all? So we searched around and found the predictions of a few blogger elite who were brave enough to put their money where their mouths…
If you weren’t able to snag a ticket to the official Democratic, Republican, third-party-of-choice Election Night parties, there are plenty of election-related activities this evening. The Post has a complete round-up here, but DCist wants to highlight a few events. >> Want to know what the results are, but also want to dance? Go to the Black Cat where the “finest media collage artists in the world, including DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, will converge…