GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ - Yahoo! News
Washington – Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey , a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year . Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine...

The Associated Press: GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Washington — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine...

GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey , a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell 's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was a double-barreled...

GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey , a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell 's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was a double-barreled...

Bob McDonnell Elected Virginia Governor
Republican Bob McDonnell easily won the Virginia Governor's race Tuesday as independent voters who last year helped deliver the state to President Barack Obama handed the party a convincing victory. Unofficial results showed McDonnell, a conservative and former state Attorney General, with about 60 percent of the vote over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. He will be the state's first Republican Governor in eight years. "I just got tackled by my five kids and my wife, and there are a lot of tears on my...

Republican Bob McDonnell wins Virginia governor's race easily
Former Virginia Attorney General Robert McDonnell (R) is the Governor-elect of the Commonwealth after winning a race focused on local issues, rather than national dynamics. McDonnell defeated state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D), according to early election results. The Associated Press said McDonnell had won easily. Republicans have cast the race for Governor as a referendum on President Barack Obama's early tenure, arguing that the race is the first in a series of comebacks for the party. Others...

McDonnell Won Due to Turnout, Independents: PHOTO
(AP ) Republican Bob McDonnell defeated Democrat Creigh Deeds today in his bid to wrest control of the Virginia Governor's mansion from Democratic control, continuing a long Virginia tradition going back to 1977 of voting for a Governor from the opposing party of the sitting president. Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell won in Virginia by shoring up support among Republicans, conservatives, evangelicals, by being competitive among moderates, lower income voters, and the younger voters who...

Election Results 2009
Updated 12:22 a.m. ET, Nov. 4, 2009 Here's a summary of the projected winners and losers from the key races decided tonight, based on CBS News or Associated Press projections. Virginia Governor : Bob McDonnell (R) defeats Creigh Deeds (D) New Jersey Governor : Chris Christie (R) defeats Incumbent Jon Corzine (D) New York Congressional District 23: Bill Owens (D) defeats Doug Hoffman (C) New York Mayor : Incumbent Michael Bloomberg (I) defeats Bill Thompson (D) Detroit Mayor : Incumbent Dave...

How Big is McDonnell's Win? -- By: Rich Lowry: PHOTO
Big. From RCP : Bob McDonnell's margin right now is 58.69%-41.2%. Looking at the scattering of remaining districts, it looks like that will hold. If he stays above 58.3%, he will have the highest percentage of victory for any Republican Governor in the state's history, and will have scored the highest percentage for any Governor since Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., got 63.8 percent against poor H. Clyde Pearson in 1961.

GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Washington — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was...

Republicans Sweep N.J., Va. Gov. Races
CBS News Projects Chris Christie Will Win in New Jersey, Following Bob McDonnell's Win in Virginia Previous slide Next slide (CBS/ AP)  Updated at 10:56 p.m. ET . CBS News projects that Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie will win the Governor's race in New Jersey over Democratic incumbent Jon Cozine, giving Republicans their second big win on the night. Earlier, CBS News projected that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell would win the gubernatorial election in...

Bob McDonnell Wins Virginia Governor's Race: PHOTO
(AP ) Updated 9:55 p.m. ET CBS News has projected that Republican Bob McDonnell has won the race for Governor in Virginia over Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds. McDonnell's win ends eight years of Democratic reign and comes just one year after President Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Virginia since 1964. According to exit polls, the Republican's decisive 62 percent majority of the independent vote was a key to his victory. "McDonnell's victory in this off-year...

McDonnell Wins in Va.; Close Race in N.J.
CBS News Estimates GOP Candidate Wins Va. Gov. Race; Corzine and Christie are Close in N.J. with Daggett a Distant Third Previous slide Next slide (CBS/ AP)  Updated at 8:00 p.m. ET . CBS News projects that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell will win the Governor's race over Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds. Meanwhile, as the polls close in New Jersey tonight, CBS News exit polls indicate a close race for Governor between Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine and Republican...

Early Vote Counting in VA Governors Race: Republican Bob McDonnell Up Big Over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds
  Early voting results are in Virginia, it looks like it will be an early night in the Commonwealth of Virginia as Republican Bob McDonnell has a huge lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. The voting is breaking about 2 to 1 for Mc Donnell. Republican Bob McDonnell was up in the last polls prior to the election by double digits , it looks like he may win by an even greater number. The exit polling in Virginia according to CNN states, it all about The Economy. Watch the CNN political...

AP: Va. elects McDonnell as governor
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Republican Bob McDonnell has easily won the Virginia Governor 's race just a year after the state went overwhelmingly for President Obama and the Democrats. Unofficial results show the former state Attorney General defeating Democrat  Creigh Deeds and returning a Republican to the Governor's office for the first time in eight years. This race and the contest for Governor of New Jersey are viewed as the first referendum on the president and the...

Republicans Win Governor's Races in New Jersey, Virginia
Republican Chris Christie beats incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey; Republican Bob McDonnell trounces Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia. Democrats prevent a shut-out by winning an upstate New York congressional seat.  Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, left, and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie won their respective races Tuesday. (AP Photos) Republicans swept to victory in the New Jersey and Virginia Governor's races Tuesday, scoring a...

What McDonnell's Win Means for the GOP, Obama: PHOTO
(AP ) Republican Bob McDonnell is Virginia’s new Governor-elect , ending 8 years of Democratic reign and his victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds comes just 1 year after President Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Virginia since 1964. So what happened? First off, turnout is always lower for off-year Elections and, it turns out, those record numbers that came out to support Mr. Obama last year stayed home this year. Exit polls back this up: African-American turnout...

McDonnell wins in Va.; Christie takes lead in NJ
Republicans wrested Virginia from the Democrats Tuesday in a one-sided sweep of top offices, and New Jersey 's unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine fought for his political life as independent voters swung behind the GOP in Elections in both states. It was a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell 's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds was a triumph for a GOP...

AP: McDonnell wins in Virginia
Republicans wrested Virginia from the Democrats Tuesday in a one-sided sweep of top offices, and New Jersey's unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine fought for his political life as independent voters swung behind the GOP in Elections in both states. It was a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds was a triumph for a GOP...

Republican Wins in Virginia, New Jersey Build Momentum for 2010: PHOTO
There were seven candidates running in this week's three most closely watched races, and only one racked up a landslide victory. The others weren't what you'd call prime examples of political talent. With the possible exception of big winner Bob McDonnell, now the Republican Governor-elect of Virginia, charisma took a holiday. Competence did too, in some cases. It was painful to watch Virginia Democrat Creigh Deeds unable to come up with clear, consistent answers on national policy or even his...

McDonnell wins Va. governorship, NJ race close
Republicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats on Tuesday and New Jersey 's unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine was fighting for his political life as independent voters swung behind the GOP in both states. It was a troubling sign for President Barack Obama and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell 's victory in Virginia over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds was a triumph for a GOP looking to rebuild after being booted from...

Liveblogging The GOP's Insane Blowout In Virginia: PHOTO
That’s Jefferson Davis, in the picture! Nearly 150 years ago, Jefferson Davis moved to Richmond, Virginia to become the first president of a new country where slaves could still pick the cotton, and indigo. Davis’ run came to an end eight years ago, when Democrat Mark Warner stole Davis’ Richmond mansion and all of its slaves. Democrat Tim Kaine did the same to Mark Warner four years later. But now it is Republican Bob McDonnell’s turn to take the mansion and slaves back...

Democrats lose key governor posts
Barack Obama's Democrats have lost ground to rival Republicans in two key Elections for Governor, a year after he was elected US president. Republican Chris Christie defeated the incumbent Democratic Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine on Wednesday, winning 50 percent of the vote to 44 percent in the heavily Democrat state, US media projected after most votes had been counted. Earlier on Tuesday, another Republican candidate, Bob McDonnell, was elected Governor in the crucial swing state of...

Virginia Governor Race Results Announcement Bob McDonnell Wins Virginia Governor Race
Virginia Governor race results are in.

Bob McDonnell: Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell is the new Governor of Virginia. McDonnell, a Republican, promised to create jobs. More news on Bob McDonnell .