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WINFIELD, W.Va. -- The towns of Winfield and Buffalo had elections Tuesday night. Here are the results:
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The president-elect won't be there, but an Obama buzz will crackle through the conference hall when negotiators gather Monday for a final push toward a sweeping new global warming treaty.
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WINFIELD, W.Va.-- Putnam County officials plan to conduct the county's election canvass at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, with election certification to follow on Friday, Nov. 14.
Backers of Barack Obama celebrated his decisive victory while supporters of John McCain said that although they are disappointed, it's time to get behind the nation's new leader.
LOS ANGELES -- In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during a four-month window of opportunity opened by the state's highest court.
Huntington Mayor David Felinton said he will dedicate much of the final weeks of his term to helping Mayor-elect Kim Wolfe make a smooth transition into City Hall.
Here are unofficial vote totals for races in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. Voters picked one candidate for each race unless otherwise noted. The highest vote-getter is in italics.
HUNTINGTON -- There were no surprises in House of Delegates and Senate races in Cabell and Wayne counties as every incumbent was expected to be reelected to return to their seats in Charleston.
Ketchum tops court voting
HUNTINGTON -- Huntington Attorney and Democrat Menis Ketchum was gathering the most votes Tuesday night in a close race to become one of two new justices on the five-member West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
McComas reaches dream of sheriff
HUNTINGTON -- Tom McComas accomplished his dream to become Cabell County sheriff Tuesday with help from nearly 20,000 voters, according to unofficial vote tallies Tuesday night.
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. — Tom Kelley went from retired Ashland police chief to mayor Tuesday night, according to unofficial returns from the Boyd County Courthouse.
HUNTINGTON — Cabell County’s Prosecuting Attorney Chris Chiles, Assessor Ottie Adkins and Surveyor Jeffrey Stephens all won re-election Tuesday night as incumbents running unopposed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democrats had leads Tuesday in two closely watched races to capture Ohio congressional seats held by retiring Republicans.
HUNTINGTON -- Incumbent Nancy Cartmill fought off a tough challenge to win second term as Cabell County commissioner, according to unofficial tabulations reported Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Republican U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis easily won over Democrat Michael Kelley, an Oldham County physican, in northern Kentucky's 4th District in Tuesday's general election.
HUNTINGTON -- Five new faces will join Huntington City Council in January, but a few already are familiar with the workings of city government.
Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Some touch-screen machines briefly malfunctioned, but the country's election system seemed to run smoothly.
Dems make gains in governors races
Democrats were celebrating wins in two open races Tuesday -- in North Carolina, which elected its first woman governor, and in Missouri where a Democrat Jay Nixon replaced a Republican.
A triumphant Barack Obama vowed to be a president for all America, even those who voted against him, and asked for patience to address America's problems of war and finance. TEXT OF SPEECH. PHOTOS.
Dems retake House, make broad gains
WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained control of the House and pushed for historic gains in their majority Tuesday by solidifying their dominance in the Northeast and making inroads in the South and West.
Text of Democrat Barack Obama's speech in Chicago after winning the presidential election, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:
Dems expand control of Senate by at least 5
WASHINGTON -- Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.
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