Recent Candidate News
November 12, 2008
Gamely, women gain grip on the Granite State
Boston Globe
New Hampshire last week voted into office a majority-female Senate, the first time any state in the country has elected a legislative chamber in which women outnumber men.
In addition to electing 13 women to the 24-member state Senate, voters also chose former governor Jeanne Shaheen as a US senator, unseating Republican John Sununu, and reelected US Rep. Carol Shea-Porter as well as the state's female Senate president and House speaker.
That means Democratic women will hold four of the top seven offices in the Granite State.
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November 10, 2008
Maine women emerge as government leaders
Times Record News
When Chellie Pingree takes office as representative of Maine's 1st U.S. House District in January, three-quarters of the state's congressional delegation will be women. It will mark the first time in U.S. history that the majority of a state's congressional delegation will be female.
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November 5, 2008
In Congress, a party sweep for Democrats
Christian Science Monitor
On the Senate side, Democrats are projected to pick up five seats, giving them a majority of 56 to 40 seats, with four too close to all. In North Carolina, another new battleground state, newcomer Kay Hagan, a Democratic state senator, toppled Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a two-time GOP cabinet member. Former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) defeated Sen. John Sununu, who had defeated her in the 2002 Senate race.
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November 5, 2008
Hey, Democrats: Thank the women
The New York Times
Emily’s List, which supports the candidacies of Democratic women, said it was women who put Mr. Obama over the top. According to exit polls, men virtually split their votes, with approximately 48 percent choosing Senator John McCain and 49 going with Mr. Obama. But 56 percent of women chose Mr. Obama.
Similar gender gaps helped female Democratic candidates win in down-ballot races. In New Hampshire, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen’s margin of victory over Senator John Sununu was 31 percent, though men’s allegiances were virtually split in that race.
[In North Carolina] Democrat Kay Hagan thwarted Senator Elizabeth Dole’s hopes for re-election, and Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue is now set to become “the first pro-choice woman governor in the South since Ann Richards,” said Ellen Malcolm, the founder of Emily’s List, in a conference call with supporters.
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