Thursday, November 8, 2012
Use this forum to discuss kid issues with other parents. This week, we tackle children and politics.
Election Day may be over, but that doesn't mean we will stop hearing about politics any time soon. This varies widely with age of course, but many kids want to know what is being talked about on TV, the radio and at family gatherings. So when political chatter arises, do you explain to your children what's being talked about or do you give a general answer? Do you feel like your kids should believe what you do or make up their own minds? "Of course, part of the cool thing about being a parent is creating 'mini-me's,' and in Washington that means creating a new generation of party members, regardless of what party you're affiliated with," wrote Tracy Grant in a Washington Post blog. And, what if your family is split on an issue/candidate …
Results from Tuesday and 2008 show more residents this year liked the Mitt Romney, other candidates, or decided to write their choice on the ballot.
A lower percentage of St. Louis Park voters supported President Barack Obama this year than in 2008, according to results from the Secretary of State's Office. On Tuesday, 64.1 percent of District 46A voters supported Obama, compared to 33.6 percent for Romney and 2.3 percent for other candidates and write-ins. In District 46B, 65.6 percent of voters supported Obama, 31.9 percent Romney and 2.6 percent other candidates and write-ins. In the 2008 election, 67.5 percent of the voters in former St. Louis Park District 44A supported the president, while Romney received 30.6 percent of the vote and other candidates and write-ins received 1.9 percent. In former District 44B, 68 percent supported Obama, 30.3 percent supported John McCain and 1.7…
How did your city vote on the constitutional amendment to require photo ID to vote?
Eden Prairie residents who supported the voter ID amendment outnumbered those who didn't, 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent. Our city is one of 13 cities Patch covers in Minnesota that wanted the amendment to pass. Here's how residents in a selection of Minnesota cities voted on the proposed Voter ID amendment to the state Constitution, which would have required photo ID at polling places. Statewide, the ballot measure failed to pass the 50 percent level of support it needed (46.34 percent with all but three Minnesota precincts' results). Support for the amendment in these cities covered by Patch ranged from 19.30 percent in Southwest Minneapolis to 61.23 percent in St. Michael.* "No" in the table below includes ballots on which voter left "…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Most of the judicial races were uncontested in the Fourth District Court.
In two judicial races during the Nov. 6 general election, both Elizabeth V. Cutter and Lois Conroy emerged with top votes, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Cutter received 68.45 percent of the vote. Challenger Steven Antolak received 30.78 percent of the vote for the Judge - Fourth District Court 22 position. Conroy received 58.31 percent of the vote with Marc Berris trailing with 40.90 percent of the vote for the Judge – Fourth District Court 44 position. Uncontested, winning races included: Judge Court 2 – Francis Magill Judge Court 6 – David Piper Judge Court 15 – Phil Carruthers Judge Court 17 – Denise D. Reilly Judge Court 29 – Nancy E. Brasel Judge Court 33 – M. Jacueline Regis Judge …
Barry Anderson and David R. Stras retain Minnesota Associate Justice seats.
Incumbent Lorie Skjerven Gildea will retain her role as Minnesota Supreme Court Justice in her win over Dan Griffith in the Nov. 6 general election, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. In the statewide race, Skjerven Gilda received 59.99 percent of the votes and Dan Griffith received 39.62 percent of the vote. Skjerven Gildea was appointed Chief Justice January 2006 and her term was set to expire January 2013. Other statewide judicial winners included incumbent Barry Anderson for Associate Justice - Supreme Court 1 (Seat 1) over Dean Barkley. Anderson received 58.93 percent of the votes to Barkley’s 40.68 percent of the vote. Incumbent David R. Stras for Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4…
This is where you can find election results for local and legislative races. There will be separate election stories for county, judicial, constitutional amendments and national results.
Welcome to St. Louis Park Patch's hub for all things Election 2012. We will continue to update results as they come in. This page will offer some historical perspective of recent voting in St. Louis Park, along with up-to-the-moment election results for races across the area. It will also have links to Hennepin County's results, and state and federal (think U.S. Senate and House and president) election coverage. * denotes incumbent Name Party Total Votes Percentage Nonpartisan 0.2 When Pam Berkwitz walked out of Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, she was the "900 and something" voter at that precinct. Jami LaPray, head election judge at Precinct 1, said the morning was "hectic." There was an early problem with a voting machine, but it …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Incumbents Latz, Winkler and Simon all won their re-election races.
District 46 incumbents will hold on to their seats for another term. Sen. Ron Latz and Reps. Ryan Winkler and Steve Simon, who are all members of the DFL, easily toppled their Republican challengers in Tuesday’s election. Latz defeated Paul Scofield 67 percent to 33 percent. Winkler beat John Swanson in the House District 46A race 66 percent to 34 percent. In the District 46B race, Simon took 70 percent of the vote compared to David Arvidson's 30 percent. Said Latz: “I’m very excited to be able to go back to the Senate and continue working on the issues and community values." The results were not a surprise. The Senate district leans toward the DFL by a whopping 32 points, according to MinnPost. Democrats have an even larger 36-point …
Ellison will be returning to Washington for another term.
Last Update: 7:30 a.m. Nov. 7, 2012 With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Rep. Keith Ellison received 74.27 percent of the vote, re-electing him to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. ***Original Text*** After what turned out to be a contentious and heated race, incumbent Rep. Keith Ellison defeated Republican challenger Chris Fields Tuesday night. This will be Ellison's fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. NBC, ABC and CBS called the race around 10 p.m. with roughly 29 percent of precincts reporting. Ellison was sitting at nearly 65 percent of the vote. Ellison's victory comes just a few weeks after engaging in a heated debate with Fields at KFAI Radio, where he called Fields a "low-life scumbag" and a …
Video from various spots around the metro, including Republican Party headquarters in Bloomington and the DFL Party's gathering in Minneapolis.
Red. Blue. Downtown or Southtown, we will have it covered tonight as election results come in around the Twin Cities. Twin Cities Patch sites are teaming up with our friends at TheUptake to bring video coverage from various sites tonight as we wrap up this historic election. The embedded player allows you to change feeds, or "channels," to check out the coverage and interviews you want to see. Thanks for "tuning in," and enjoy a whole new way to take in the Election Night.
St. Louis Park voters may have to stay up late to see who wins.
You've voted in St. Louis Park and now you're waiting for the results. How long will you have to wait? The polls close on the West Coast at 8 p.m. Pacific Time (10 p.m. here), but voting in "swing states" will end before that. A swing, or battleground, state is one in which no particular political party or candidate has a majority of the electoral college votes. The swing states this year are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Polls in Florida and Virginia will close at 6 p.m. our time. North Carolina and Ohio close at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania will close at 7 p.m. our time, and Colorado, Michigan and Wisconsin at 8 p.m. The …
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