Illinois Governor's race too close to call
Illinois is still waiting to find out who will be the governor in 2011.
With the State Senator Bill Brady camp's count 8300 behind and 99% of the vote counted, he and his Republican running mate Jason Plummer stated they "remained hopeful and optimistic" but that there would be no further news until Wednesday.
Brady won the majority in all but four Illinois counties, but one of those counties was Cook. As of midnight, precincts in Lake County and Chicago remained outstanding.
GOP Captures President Obama's Old Senate Seat in Illinois
Republicans have captured President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat in Illinois as Mark Kirk beat out Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.
Kirk, who is pro-abortion, won with 48 percent of the vote, while Giannoulias, also pro-abortion, carried just 46 percent.
Kirk will be seated immediately in Congress and finish out the remaining months of President Obama's U.S. Senate term before taking his full six-year term in next year's Congress. He replaces acting U.S. Senator Roland Burris (D), who was appointed to fill Obama's term until the special election.
Bart Stupak's Michigan Seat Goes to Pro-Life GOP Physician
Pro-life physician Dan Benishek (R) has seized the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, beating out his pro-life Democrat challenger.
With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Benishek has taken 51 percent of the vote over Gary McDowell's (D) 47 percent in Michigan's 1st District.
Stupak's deal with the president outraged most pro-life groups, which had been supporting the stand Stupak and a cadre of pro-life Democrats had taken for months that they would only vote for the law with an added statute that prevented all abortion funding.
Pro-Life Pat Toomey Wins Pennsylvania Senate Seat after a 6 Year Wait
Six years after his narrow primary loss to pro-abortion Sen. Arlen Specter, Republican Pat Toomey will now be the next pro-life U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
In a nail biter of an election, Toomey finally beat out pro-abortion Democrat challenger U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a former U.S. Navy Vice-Admiral late Tuesday evening. Earlier in the evening, Sestak looked poised to win.
Toomey beat Sestak 51 percent to 49 percent, with 98 percent of precincts reporting.
Both men were battling to succeed pro-abortion Senator Arlen Specter, who jumped ship from the GOP in 2009 after Toomey announced he intended to take on Specter in the primary. However, Specter abandoned the GOP only to face a stiff primary Democrat challenge from Sestak, who pilloried Specter for his record of GOP-allied votes in the Senate. Sestak trounced Specter in the May primary, 54 percent to 46 percent.
Brownback Takes Kansas in Landslide
Pro-lifers in Kansas can breathe a sight of relief now that Sam Brownback has won the governorship that was formerly held by one of the most extreme pro-abortion politicians in the country – Kathleen Sebelius.
Brownback cruised into the governor's seat, with more than a 30% margin over his competitor Tom Holland. He takes over from Mark Parkinson, who assumed the governorship in April 2009 after Kathleen Sebelius was nominated by President Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services.
"Tomorrow we put on our work gloves and start about the task of getting this state on track to grow," Brownback said in his victory speech.
But while Brownback has long been a hero of the pro-life movement, his victory is not without controversy, even among pro-lifers.
"100% Pro-Life" Rand Paul Wins Kentucky Senate Race
Republicans are one step closer to a possible takeover of the U.S. Senate with the election of Rand Paul in the state of Kentucky, part of what Paul tonight labeled a "Tea Party tidal wave."
The victory for Paul, who has declared himself to be unequivocally, 100% pro-life, also bodes well for pro-life activists, who are hoping that Tuesday's election will put an end to any hopes of President Obama to further a radical pro-abortion agenda.
As of 9:10 pm., with 77% of Kentucky's votes being counted, Paul is comfortably ahead of his Democratic challenger, Jack Conway, 55% to 45%.
On his election website, Paul, who is endorsed by Northern Kentucky Right to Life, has a forthright statement explaining his pro-life values. "I believe abortion is taking the life of an innocent human being," he says. "I believe life begins at conception and it is the duty of our government to protect this life."
Contact: Peter J. Smith and John Jalsevac
Source: LifeSiteNews.com
Publish Date: November 2, 2010
