House Election News
Democrat concedes in US House race in California
WASHINGTON - Thursday, 04 December 2008 09:55:50
By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press Writer
Democrat Charlie Brown conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock on Wednesday in their hard-fought race for California's 4th District House seat, leaving only four House races still unsettled.
National parties focus on La. Congress election
BATON ROUGE, La. - Thursday, 04 December 2008 07:22:27
By DOUG SIMPSON - Associated Press Writer
Cameos by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney have brought star power to a hurricane-delayed battle between Democrats and Republicans for an up-for-grabs U.S. House seat.
Group: Palin not only one with donor-funded duds
WASHINGTON - Wednesday, 03 December 2008 07:26:41
By SHARON THEIMER - Associated Press Writer
Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds.
Group: Other candidates used donor money on duds
WASHINGTON - Wednesday, 03 December 2008 01:50:52
By SHARON THEIMER - Associated Press Writer
Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds.
Candidates crowd field for Emanuel replacement
CHICAGO - Friday, 28 November 2008 07:13:34
By RUPA SHENOY - Associated Press Writer
Clout-heavy Chicago politicians are lining up to replace U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, prompting some experts to wonder if the local Democratic party will split on whom to anoint as his successor.
Ohio Supreme Court to decide congressional votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wednesday, 26 November 2008 07:22:42
The Ohio Supreme Court will have the final say on how thousands of outstanding provisional votes are counted for a tight congressional race.
Ohio high court to decide congressional votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wednesday, 26 November 2008 04:41:59
The Ohio Supreme Court will have the final say on how thousands of outstanding provisional votes are counted for a tight congressional race.
Provisional ballots could alter tight Ohio race
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Friday, 21 November 2008 10:12:49
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press Writer
Provisional ballots must be counted in a tight congressional race in central Ohio, one of the last undecided contests in the nation, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Congress extends jobless benefits through December
WASHINGTON - Friday, 21 November 2008 06:44:55
By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press Writer
Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out.
Ohio Democrat wins special congressional election
CLEVELAND - Wednesday, 19 November 2008 12:18:26
An Ohio Democrat elected earlier this month to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has also won a special congressional election in Cleveland to fill the final weeks of Tubbs Jones' unexpired term.
Young retains US House seat in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Thursday, 13 November 2008 14:55:04
By MARY PEMBERTON - Associated Press Writer
After the toughest fight of his long political career, Alaska voters have returned Republican incumbent Don Young to the U.S. House for his 19th term.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Thursday, 13 November 2008 14:15:58
Alaska Republican Don Young wins 19th term in House, beats Democrat Ethan Berkowitz.
Obama aides heading to Georgia
ATLANTA - Wednesday, 12 November 2008 01:33:20
By SHANNON McCAFFREY - Associated Press Writer
Aides who worked in Barack Obama's presidential campaign are heading to Georgia to help Jim Martin in his hotly contested Senate runoff, two Democrats close to Martin's campaign said Tuesday.
Md. Democrat claims US House seat long held by GOP
STEVENSVILLE, Md. - Wednesday, 12 November 2008 00:24:43
By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press Writer
Democrat Frank Kratovil is accepting victory one week after Election Day in a very tight U.S. House race in Maryland.