# 2014 US General Election Results **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 4, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684 "2014-11-04T23:38:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/41 "2014-11-05T01:31:22Z")
MSNBC projects Reps winning in Arkansas for both Senator and Governor. Pryor losing is a pretty big deal. A pick up for Reps. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/42 "2014-11-05T01:31:30Z")
Cotton in AR. Plus 2 for the GOP. Hutchison wins the Governship of AR. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/43 "2014-11-05T01:37:04Z")
I’ve got the plate of crow right in front of me, prepared to eat every single bite. Looks like it is a butt whooping for the Democrats, far worse than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/44 "2014-11-05T01:38:20Z")
Well, I’ve just finished off a 2 liter growler of Switchback Ale. Now it’s time to move onto the harder stuff. Should I open the tequila or the mezcal? It’s not a whooping until Shaheen, Udall, Warner, Hagen, and Begich lose. Maybe a couple more as well. Holds in NH, NC, and VA would put a real crimp in Republican hopes. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/45 "2014-11-05T01:44:36Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Well, I’ve just finished off a 2 liter growler of Switchback Ale. Now it’s time to move onto the harder stuff. Should I open the tequila or the mezcal? > > It’s not a whooping until Shaheen, Udall, Warner, Hagen, and Begich lose. Maybe a couple more as well. Holds in NH, NC, and VA would put a real crimp in Republican hopes. Hopes of a whooping, yes? Control of the Senate? We never thought those states were in play. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/46 "2014-11-05T01:45:22Z")
Unless I’ve missed something, the only strongly contested race this year that has been called has been McConnell’s win in Kentucky. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/47 "2014-11-05T01:46:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I agree! Didn’t really expect to win KY-Sen or OH-Gov, but FL, VA, NC, NH-Gov looking good so far, GA headed for a runoff as predicted. I agree that VA is looking good, but frankly, I’m surprised to hear of your preference for Gillespie. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/48 "2014-11-05T01:46:48Z")
First, I’ve already said I’m somewhat drunk. Second, if Colorado, Alaska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia weren’t thought of as in play, what were the Republicans hoping to win? ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/49 "2014-11-05T01:46:51Z")
Listening to the behind the scenes projections and exit polling, it looks like the D’s will hold VA and NC and NH. It’s going to come down, as expected, to Colorado, Iowa, and Alaska. P.S. ABC just called NH Senate for Shaheen. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/50 "2014-11-05T01:47:10Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Unless I’ve missed something, the only strongly contested race this year that has been called has been McConnell’s win in Kentucky. I’d put Arkansas in that category. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/51 "2014-11-05T01:48:31Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > No it’s not. Virginia will come in for the Dems and the black turnout in Georgia is very high this year. How can that be? After all, Georgia has Voter ID, which (according to this place) is axiomatically tied to lessened minority turnout. And Virginia is leaning towards electing Gillespie right now. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/52 "2014-11-05T01:50:29Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > First, I’ve already said I’m somewhat drunk. Second, if Colorado, Alaska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia weren’t thought of as in play, what were the Republicans hoping to win? I don’t recall Virginia as being in play. The results there are worrisome. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/53 "2014-11-05T01:50:30Z")
I still have a hard time seeing Gillespie winning. Northern Virginia always seems to report late, most famously so in 2012 in which Virginia was called decisively for Obama around midnight. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/54 "2014-11-05T01:51:51Z")
Maggie Hassan-D projected to retain the governorship in New Hampshire. That does not bode well for Scott Brown. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/55 "2014-11-05T01:52:24Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > First, I’ve already said I’m somewhat drunk. Second, if Colorado, Alaska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia weren’t thought of as in play, what were the Republicans hoping to win? NH, NC, and VA were only part of a big GOP sweep giving us 54 or 55 seats. Many others are on the table for the plucking to get us to 51. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/56 "2014-11-05T01:52:38Z")
Daily Kos is reporting that the county-level counts continue to look good for Warner in VA. Ditto for Hagan in NC. And I hear ABC has called NH-Sen for Shaheen. (Markos: “Maybe Scott Brown can try Maine?”) I’d mentally written off Arkansas a couple weeks ago, so the news there is no biggie. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/57 "2014-11-05T01:53:31Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Listening to the behind the scenes projections and exit polling, it looks like the D’s will hold VA and NC and NH. It’s going to come down, as expected, to Colorado, Iowa, and Alaska. > > P.S. ABC just called NH Senate for Shaheen. MSNBC says too early to call. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/58 "2014-11-05T01:54:05Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > And Virginia is leaning towards electing Gillespie right now. Do you have data that suggests that the northern VA area near DC is not waiting to swamp Gillespie with its vote count? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/59 "2014-11-05T01:56:22Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I agree that VA is looking good, but frankly, I’m surprised to hear of your preference for Gillespie. Maybe you think the governor’s name is Cuccinelli? Because the county-level results show Gillespie running basically even with Cooch’s performance last year. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684/60 "2014-11-05T02:01:14Z")
Florida is looking like a Republican squish, which is not all that great a surprise considering who drew the districts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684.md?page=4)