Today marks the beginning of a new political landscape in Washington (and the end of those political ads). Nationally, the Republicans have taken control of the House, and the Democrats retain the majority in the Senate. Locally, Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri and Mark Kirk (R) in Illinois had big wins. Read below for a report of Missouri and Illinois election results, with links to analyses:
MISSOURI
Analysis:
New York Times Missouri Results Review
"Republicans ride power, priority shift into Congress"
"Missouri voters send anti-Obama signal in electing Blunt"
"Prop A wins handily; dog breeder regulations pass in a fairly close vote"
"Battle of family heavyweights ends in landslide: Blunt overwhelms Carnahan"
"Russ Carnahan survives a tight race"
"Republican Blunt wins open Missouri Senate seat"
Results (via stltoday.com):
Senate:
Roy Blunt (R) 54.3%
House (All State Districts):
District 1: Lacy Clay (D) 73.5%
District 2: Todd Akin (R) 6.9%
District 3: Russ Carnahan (D) 48.9%
District 4: Vicky Hartzler (R) 50.4%
District 5: Emanuel Cleaver (D) 53.1%
District 6: Sam Graves (R) 69.5%
District 7: Billy Long (R) 63.4%
District 8: Jo Ann Emerson (R) 65.6%
District 9: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) 77.6%
Major Ballot Measures:
Prop. A: Requires a vote to retain the 1 percent earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City Yes, 68.4%
Prop. B: Requires dog breeders to maintain welfare standards Yes, 51.6%
Amendment 1: Makes county assessor an elected position Yes, 74.1%
Amendment 2: Property tax exemption for disabled former prisoners of war Yes, 65.8%
Amendment 3: Prohibits real estate transfer tax Yes, 83.7%
Auditor:
Tom Schweich (R) 50.9%
ILLINOIS
Analysis:
New York Times Illinois Results Review
"In Illinois, Kirk wins Senate, governor's race a dead heat"
"GOP scores big victories up and down Illinois ballot"
"Kirk claims Senate seat; Quinn leads for governor"
Results:
Senate:
Mark Kirk (R) 48.4%
Governor:
Pat Quinn (D, Incumbent) 46.5%
House (Local Districts):
District 12: Jerry Costello (D) 59.6%
District 17: Bobby Schilling (R) 53.1%
District 19: John Shimkus (R) 71.2%
Major Ballot Measures:
Recall a governor through special election instead of impeachment Yes, 65.7%
Secretary of State:
Jesse White (D, Incumbent) 69.7%
Attorney General:
Lisa Madigan (D, Incumbent) 64.5%
Treasurer:
Dan Rutherford (R) 50%
Comptroller:
Judy Baar Topinka (R) 52.9%
