Election Day 2014

The latest news from Kansas and Missouri on Election Day.

3rd & 7 37yd

Wagle describes a phone call from the "press" in her speech at GOP HQ...Yea, she's talking about me. #ksvote #ksleg

by Bryan Lowry via twitter 11/5/2014 2:18:17 AM
2006 VA Sen race was decided by about 9K votes. Webb won bc he had a 100K advantage out of Ffx & Arl.That's how Warner would survive this.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:18:17 AM
"Only poll that counts is Election Day"-- attribute closeness of race to an "anti incumbent year" #ksgop

by Melissa Yeager via twitter 11/5/2014 2:18:26 AM
Sasse will win the race in Nebraska. The GOP now has a 73% chance of taking Senate control. 53eig.ht/liveblog http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pMgQmCYAEs46u.png

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 11/5/2014 2:18:33 AM
I don't remember our conversation going exactly the way she described it though. #ksvote #ksleg

by Bryan Lowry via twitter 11/5/2014 2:18:44 AM
Dems take Michigan. Follow our liveblog for the latest on #Election2014 bit.ly/1x4Ljwz http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pM4HdCMAAySaO.png

by DecodeDC via twitter 11/5/2014 2:20:12 AM
(Susan Wagle, KS Senate president speaking)

by Melissa Yeager via twitter 11/5/2014 2:20:12 AM
Wagle: "We're going to bring home Gov. Sam Brownback. We're going to put him back in the governor's office." #ksvote #ksleg

by Bryan Lowry via twitter 11/5/2014 2:20:16 AM
Kansas Senate President tells Roberts/Brownback party: Some close races aren’t determined until the next day, and that could happen tonight

by Elahe Izadi via twitter 11/5/2014 2:20:38 AM
KS Senate President says: "Unfortunately Sam and pat are running in an anti-incumbent year. People are angry and I understand that." #kssen

by Elahe Izadi via twitter 11/5/2014 2:21:21 AM
Cheers in Orman election watch party after they see broadcast of Orman up with, wait for it, 2% of the precincts reporting #kssen

by Frank Thorp V via twitter retweeted by ElaheIzadi 11/5/2014 2:21:47 AM
79 pct of Arlington now reported & margin narrows. Helluva race in VA tonight.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:22:01 AM
Clay Barker said he booked the governor's suite. I said, shouldn't the governor get that? He said he has a place in Topeka. #ksvote #ksleg

by Bryan Lowry via twitter 11/5/2014 2:22:07 AM
Just talked to former ksgov Kathleen Sebelius at @PaulDavisKS election night party. I'll have that on kshb in 10 mins http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pMgpjCIAAMU40.jpg

by Shannon Halligan via twitter retweeted by Sam_Hartle 11/5/2014 2:22:09 AM
Tom Cotton, who's projected to win in Arkansas, will be the first Iraq war veteran elected to the Senate. 53eig.ht/10swFSY

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 11/5/2014 2:22:51 AM
NBC News projects John Cornyn (R) wins Texas Senate nbcnews.to/1utlnv3 #NBCPolitics http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pNvQPCAAM0uB0.jpg

by NBC News via twitter 11/5/2014 2:23:57 AM
.@AP reporting that @JohnCorynyn will win re-election in Texas. Follow our liveblog for the latest on #Election2014 bit.ly/1x4Ljwz

by DecodeDC via twitter 11/5/2014 2:24:02 AM
And the precincts are rolling in out here in Kansas. Still a long way to go. Just 5 % reporting and, Orman 49, Roberts 48

by Elahe Izadi via twitter 11/5/2014 2:24:46 AM
Loudoun gone south on Warner. Outer DC burbs really problematic.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:25:47 AM
Also, if you wanna know how a recount in Kansas goes, here we go:

by Elahe Izadi via twitter 11/5/2014 2:26:00 AM
Allen Boyd, blue dog Dem, had that Panhandle seat for yrs.Got caught up in '10 landslide. I was there for town halls summer '09. Man alive.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:48:48 AM
You can learn so much from Twitter on election night... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pTemGIcAEm4SP.png

by Binyamin Appelbaum via twitter retweeted by jmartNYT 11/5/2014 2:49:19 AM
Dems love Sarvis…i HATE him (2 in a row).
MT @NBC12 : 93.6% reporting
Ed Gillespie 48.8%
Mark Warner 48.5%
Robert Sarvis 2.7%
#VASen #DecVA

by EMatricardi via twitter retweeted by jmartNYT 11/5/2014 2:49:36 AM
In KCMO, Ballot Questions No. 1 and No 2 are failing by margin of roughly 67/33.

by Sam Hartle via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:11 AM
Smooth Jazz 106.5 The City? RT @jshormanCJ : Smooth jazz. Smooth, smooth jazz here at the Republican Brownback/Roberts party. #kssen

by Sam Hartle via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:29 AM
Here comes Fairfax: Gillespie lead down to just over 6K votes statewide. (Ffx now at 60 pct in)

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:32 AM
NBC News projects Louisiana Senate will head to runoff on December 6 #NBCPolitics

by Andrea Mitchell via twitter retweeted by Sam_Hartle 11/5/2014 2:50:48 AM
Just had a great conversation with Senate VP Jeff King about #ksgov race has been like a soccer match between Italy & Argentina #ksvote

by Bryan Lowry via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:52 AM
Roberts and Orman neck and neck in U.S. Senate Race in Kansas. Updates from Topeka on @41ActionNews http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pUDxkIUAAtoBn.jpg

by Jenna Hanchard via twitter 11/5/2014 2:51:38 AM
Anxiously watching for election news here in KS.

by uncoveringpam via twitter retweeted by Sam_Hartle 11/5/2014 2:51:58 AM
Hampton, Norfolk also have some votes out. Heavily D cities.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:52:20 AM
Deep in @NBCNews exit polls is bad news for @OrmanForSenate - a disconnect w/ Davis voters. Some split for Roberts nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

by Garrett Haake via twitter 11/5/2014 2:52:51 AM
.@clayaiken comes in #2 again. The American Idol runner-up lost to Renee Ellmers in NC's 2nd District. bit.ly/1x4Ljwz #Election2014

by DecodeDC via twitter 11/5/2014 2:53:48 AM
Building has capacity of around 700 people. Mood is happy and lively for Davis election night party. #ksgov

by Shannon Halligan 11/5/2014 2:54:35 AM
Asked Sen. Wagle if "anti-incumbent" bc moderate republicans felt alienated. Wagle: No. Thinks those endorsing Davis upset they lost seats.

by Melissa Yeager via twitter 11/5/2014 2:54:52 AM
Greg Abbott vs. Wendy Davis: It wasn't close. @kirkgoldsberry on the changing face of Texas: 53eig.ht/1y0W55f http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pU0pIIcAAXcMv.png

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 11/5/2014 2:54:54 AM
Clay Aiken loses bid for Congress. #NBCPolitics http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pUITtCcAAnrl_.png

by TODAY via twitter retweeted by NBCNews 11/5/2014 2:55:10 AM
Yep. Looks like Mr. Chastain can focus on his mayoral campaign. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pTzRTIIAAG9d4.png

by Austin Alonzo via twitter retweeted by Sam_Hartle 11/5/2014 2:56:23 AM
Tough to see how Udall comes back. Much of Denver and Boulder in.

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:57:02 AM
Louisiana Senate race is headed to a runoff. Scheduled for Dec. 6. #Election2014 @DecodeDC

by DecodeDC via twitter 11/5/2014 2:57:11 AM
For Wichita-area friends: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Republican congressman Tim Huelskamp wins re-election in rural Kansas 1st District.

by Sam Hartle via twitter 11/5/2014 2:57:31 AM
WATCH LIVE: NBC News Decision 2014 Election Special hosted by Brian Williams starts now nbcnews.to/1oiCU6Z http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pVyZSCMAAmdla.jpg

by NBC News via twitter 11/5/2014 2:59:06 AM
Roberts opening up a bit more of a lead over Orman, but majority of precincts still have yet to report sos.ks.gov/ent/kssos_ent.… #kssen

by Jonathan Shorman via twitter 11/5/2014 2:59:17 AM
CC: @GarrettHaake ? RT @peggyllowe : Lots of interesting things on Election Night, but security? @OrmanForSenate HQ. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pUbxyCcAAHZIu.jpg

by Sam Hartle via twitter 11/5/2014 2:59:18 AM
Robert Sarvis could ensure consecutive Dem wins in VA. Macker last year, Warner this year. The l'tarian has 53,710 votes

by Jonathan Martin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:59:34 AM