Election Night: 2008
Well my friends we are now prepared, with 97% of precincts reporting, to call the state of Pennsylvania...and the presidency...for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of the State of New York! It appears that Clinton will win the presidency, 275 electoral votes to 263. America we have elected, for the third election in a row, a female President! Here is the final electoral map:
Senators
Alabama -- Jeff Sessions, R (reelected)
Alaska -- Craig Campbell, R (reelected)
Arkansas -- Tim Hutchinson, R (reelected)
Colorado -- Mark Udall, D (Dem gain)
Delaware -- Joe Biden, D (reelected)
Georgia -- Saxby Chambliss, R (reelected)
Idaho -- Jim Risch, R (GOP hold)
Illinois -- Dick Durbin, D (reelected)
Iowa -- Greg Ganske, R (reelected)
Kansas -- Pat Roberts, R (reelected)
Kentucky -- Mitch McConnell, R (reelected)
Louisiana -- Suzanne Haik Terrell, R (reelected)
Maine -- Susan Collins, R (reelected)
Massachusetts -- Mitt Romney, R (reelected)
Michigan -- Carl Levin, D (reelected)
Minnesota -- Paul Wellstone, D (reelected)
Mississippi -- Thad Cochran, R (reelected)
Montana -- Max Baucus, D (reelected)
Nebraska -- Scott Kleeb, D (Dem gain)
New Hampshire -- Jeanne Shaheen, D (Dem gain)
New Jersey -- Frank Lautenberg, D (Dem gain)
New Mexico -- Pete Domenici, R (reelected)
North Carolina -- Pete DiLauro, R (reelected)
Oklahoma -- Jim Inhofe, R (reelected)
Oregon -- Jeff Merkley, D (Dem gain)
Rhode Island -- Jack Reed, D (reelected)
South Carolina -- Lindsey Graham, R (reelected)
South Dakota -- John Thune, R (reelected)
Tennessee -- Lamar Alexander, R (reelected)
Texas -- George W. Bush, R (reelected)
Virginia -- Mark Warner, D (Dem gain)
West Virginia -- Jay Rockefeller, D (reelected)
Wyoming -- Mike Enzi, R (reelected)
Senate Before Election:
60 Republicans
40 Democrats
Senate After Election:
54 Republicans
46 Democrats
House Before Election:
221 Republicans
214 Democrats
House After Election:
220 Republicans
215 Democrats
Governor List:
Delaware – Jack Markell, D (Dem hold)
Indiana – Mitch Daniels, R (reelected))
Missouri – Matt Blunt, R (reelected)
Montana – Brian Schweitzer, D (reelected)
New Hampshire – John Lynch, D (Dem hold)
North Carolina – Pat McRory, R (GOP gain)
North Dakota – John Hoeven, R (reelected)
Utah – Jon Huntsman, Jr., R (reelected)
Vermont – Jim Douglas, R (reelected)
Washington – Christine Gregoire, D (reelected)
West Virginia – Joe Manchin, D (reelected)
Governor Makeup Before:
29 Republicans
21 Democrats
Governor Makeup After:
30 Republicans
20 Democrats
Well my friends we are now prepared, with 97% of precincts reporting, to call the state of Pennsylvania...and the presidency...for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of the State of New York! It appears that Clinton will win the presidency, 275 electoral votes to 263. America we have elected, for the third election in a row, a female President! Here is the final electoral map:
Senators
Alabama -- Jeff Sessions, R (reelected)
Alaska -- Craig Campbell, R (reelected)
Arkansas -- Tim Hutchinson, R (reelected)
Colorado -- Mark Udall, D (Dem gain)
Delaware -- Joe Biden, D (reelected)
Georgia -- Saxby Chambliss, R (reelected)
Idaho -- Jim Risch, R (GOP hold)
Illinois -- Dick Durbin, D (reelected)
Iowa -- Greg Ganske, R (reelected)
Kansas -- Pat Roberts, R (reelected)
Kentucky -- Mitch McConnell, R (reelected)
Louisiana -- Suzanne Haik Terrell, R (reelected)
Maine -- Susan Collins, R (reelected)
Massachusetts -- Mitt Romney, R (reelected)
Michigan -- Carl Levin, D (reelected)
Minnesota -- Paul Wellstone, D (reelected)
Mississippi -- Thad Cochran, R (reelected)
Montana -- Max Baucus, D (reelected)
Nebraska -- Scott Kleeb, D (Dem gain)
New Hampshire -- Jeanne Shaheen, D (Dem gain)
New Jersey -- Frank Lautenberg, D (Dem gain)
New Mexico -- Pete Domenici, R (reelected)
North Carolina -- Pete DiLauro, R (reelected)
Oklahoma -- Jim Inhofe, R (reelected)
Oregon -- Jeff Merkley, D (Dem gain)
Rhode Island -- Jack Reed, D (reelected)
South Carolina -- Lindsey Graham, R (reelected)
South Dakota -- John Thune, R (reelected)
Tennessee -- Lamar Alexander, R (reelected)
Texas -- George W. Bush, R (reelected)
Virginia -- Mark Warner, D (Dem gain)
West Virginia -- Jay Rockefeller, D (reelected)
Wyoming -- Mike Enzi, R (reelected)
Senate Before Election:
60 Republicans
40 Democrats
Senate After Election:
54 Republicans
46 Democrats
House Before Election:
221 Republicans
214 Democrats
House After Election:
220 Republicans
215 Democrats
Governor List:
Delaware – Jack Markell, D (Dem hold)
Indiana – Mitch Daniels, R (reelected))
Missouri – Matt Blunt, R (reelected)
Montana – Brian Schweitzer, D (reelected)
New Hampshire – John Lynch, D (Dem hold)
North Carolina – Pat McRory, R (GOP gain)
North Dakota – John Hoeven, R (reelected)
Utah – Jon Huntsman, Jr., R (reelected)
Vermont – Jim Douglas, R (reelected)
Washington – Christine Gregoire, D (reelected)
West Virginia – Joe Manchin, D (reelected)
Governor Makeup Before:
29 Republicans
21 Democrats
Governor Makeup After:
30 Republicans
20 Democrats