| 1. The Florida Marriage Protection Amendment passed by 62.1% TO 37.9%. |
| 2. California's marriage amendment will pass. After all absentee and provisional ballots are counted it will be about 52% - 48%. Lawsuits against the ruling have been filed. |
| 3. South Dakota's abortion ban failed 44.79% to 55.21%. |
| 4. Arizona's marriage amendment passed by 56.5% to 43.5%. |
| 5. Arkansas' homosexual adoption and foster parenting ban passed by 56% to 44%. |
| 6. The Colorado Personhood Amendment, which would define a person as "any human being from the moment of fertilization" lost by a wide margin. |
| 7. California's parental notification of abortion for minors failed 52.8% to 47.2%. |
| 8. Washington passed assisted suicide by 58.81% to 41.19%. This measure allows those who are predicted to have six months or less to live, to request and self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physican. |
| 9. Michigan approved embryonic stem cell research 52% to 48%. |
| 10. In other states, Ohio voted against allowing casinos, Arkansas created a state lottery, Maryland approved slot machine gambling. Massachusetts decriminalized possession of an ounce or less of marijuana and Michigan voted to allow medical use of marijuana. |
This information is from LIBERTY COUNSEL (www.libertyaction.org) - Matt Staver, Founder & Chairman.
http://realclearpolitics.com SAYS:
Dems picked up 6 with 3 republican seats still up for grabs
a runoff, recount, and an incomplete count
right now the totals are 57 to 40
but the 57 includes joe lieberman who is independent, and bernie sanders who is socialist
More Exactly:
Right now the Democrats have a 57-40 majority in the Senate with three races still undecided. Prior to the election the Democrats had a 51-49 majority (49 Dems and 2 independents that caucused with the Dems).
In the House, the Democrats have a 255-174 majority with 6 seats undecided. Prior to the election, the Democrats had a 236-199 majority.
The 3 undecided Senate seats include:
• A Minnesota seat where the margin is less than 200 votes out of about 3 million. The Democrat, Al Franken, is currently trailing that race.
• A Georgia seat which is likely headed for a December run off because the top candidate did not receive 50% of the vote (he's at about 49.86%). The margin between the Republican who is leading and the Democrat is about 110,000 votes and a Libritarian candidate received 127,000 - he won't be in the runoff.
• Alaska Senator Ted Steven's seat. Stevens (R) currently leads by 3200 votes out of 210,000. But Harry Reed, the Senate majority leader, has basically said Stevens will be kicked out of the Senate. If that happens then there would be a special election. There is some speculation that Sarah Palin might run for that seat.
There is also the issue of Obama and Biden's vacated Senate seats as a result of their election to President and Vice President. However, those seats would be filled by an appointment by the governor of the respective states and are likely to remain Democrat.
