Friday, November 9, 2012
Check out our citywide results for Eagan and a number of other Dakota County communities.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Want to know how Eagan voted on the Voter ID or marriage amendments? Check out our tables below for citywide results for Eagan and a number of other Dakota County communities, as well as countywide results for both measures. The Voter ID amendment, if passed, would have required Minnesotans to present valid photo identification to vote. The marriage amendment would have defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Statewide, the Voter ID ballot measure failed to pass the 50 percent level of support it needed (46.34 percent with all but three Minnesota precincts' results). The marriage amendment likewise failed, with only 47.58 percent …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Democrats say the divisive amendments and the state shutdown may have contributed to heavy Republican losses.
After just two years at the helm of the Minnesota Legislature, Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate on Tuesday night—a defeat at least some Democrats are attributing in part to the marriage and Voter ID amendments. Going into Election Day, Republicans controlled the House 72-61 and the Senate 37-30. While votes in some districts were still being counted early Wednesday, Republicans conceded that they lost both majorities in the early morning hours, according to Twin Cities media reports. The DFL needed to pick up just four seats in the Senate and six seats in the House. "[Voters] spoke, and they spoke loudly. It was clear they wanted to see a different direction," ousted Eagan Sen. Ted Daley (R) said in an interview with…
At least two Eagan candidate, Democrats Jim Carlson and Laurie Halverson, declared victory early Wednesday morning. Voting results indicate that Democrats took all three Eagan legislative seats.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us UPDATED: 9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7: Just two years after Republicans were swept into Eagan's three legislative seats on a wave of Tea Party sentiment, Democrats appear to have reversed the tide, according to state election results posted early Wednesday morning. At least two Eagan politicians, Senate District 51 candidate Jim Carlson (DFL) and House District 51B candidate Laurie Halverson (DFL), publicly declared victory early Wednesday morning. In House District 51A, challenger Sandy Masin (DFL) also defeated incumbent Diane Anderson (R), according to posted results. Click here for unofficial voting results for Eagan's local races from the…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us UPDATED: 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7: Looking for Eagan election results? You've come to the right place. Below you will find up-to-the-minute election results for races in Eagan, including Minnesota House, Minnesota Senate and Eagan City Council races. Patch will begin updating this page with numbers after the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. If you see incomplete results, keep refreshing your page as we post live results. This page contains local election results only. Eagan City Council* *100 percent of precincts reporting. *—Denotes Incumbent House District 51A (Burnsville, Eagan)* *100 percent of precincts reporting. House District …
Joshua
1:10 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
"Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." Isn't that what the republicans just did in Mitt's campaign? I'm suprised we didn't hear about Karl Rove recovering in the hopspital from a heart attack because they were so sure of themselves. more ›