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courant.com | Major State Union Switches To Lamont
One of the state’s largest labor unions has dropped its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman and switched its support to Democratic primary winner Ned Lamont.

The switch by Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gives Lamont his biggest boost from organized labor since the primary.

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Sal Luciano, the executive director of Council 4, announced the endorsement Sunday, saying that the union wants to see a congressional delegation able to stand up to the Bush administration.

Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Digital Extra: Elections
PROVIDENCE — Rekindling his long and friendly relationship with organized labor, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse won the endorsement of the AFL-CIO last night, in his race for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Lincoln D. Chafee.

The endorsement fulfills a prediction Whitehouse made four years ago, just days after his stinging 2002 defeat in the Democratic primary for governor, when Whitehouse implored delegates at the AFL-CIO endorsement convention to “not forget me, because something tells me we may not be done yet.”

After easily defeating two largely unknown primary opponents in Tuesday’s election, Whitehouse returned last night to the union meeting at the Providence Convention Center as the Democratic nominee for Senate. The endorsement of the affiliated unions, representing some 80,000 members, brings campaign cash and grass-roots support to Whitehouse, including union-sponsored direct mail, phone banks and Election Day turnout efforts, said AFL-CIO secretary treasurer George Nee.

Chafee made Whitehouse work for the endorsement. The senator offered his own record as a friend to labor before 221 union delegates.

Cardin Wins Md. Senate Primary - washingtonpost.com
Schaefer Apparently Ousted by Franchot

By Matthew Mosk and John Wagner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 13, 2006; 11:40 AM

U.S. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin beat out former NAACP president Kweisi Mfume to win the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, even as chaos at polling sites Tuesday delayed final results and left some other races too close to call.

With 93.3 percent of precincts reporting by 9 a.m. , Cardin had 45.8 percent of the vote and Mfume had 37.7 percent.

Rhode Island Primary Blog 2006
Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey conceded the Republican nomination to Sen. Lincoln Chafee tonight.

At 10:45 p.m., Lincoln Chafee had a growing lead over Stephen Laffey with 81 percent of the votes counted. Chafee gave his victory speech at around 11 p.m.

The Board of Elections reported that with 81 percent of 515 precincts reporting, Chafee had 27,580 votes to 23,579 for Laffey. That means with less than one fifth of the vote to be counted, Chafee had an 8 percentage-point lead.

At the Biltmore, hundreds of Chafee supports began celebrating shortly after 10 p.m. The mood was electric as campaign workers watched Laffey deliver his concession speech.

Governor Carcieri told the crowd: “We’re rolling into November and we’re going to have a sweep.'’

More to come…

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The Sun - CNHI Site Group
As expected in Vermont, Rep. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic nomination for Senate. Sanders, who plans to run as an independent, aims to win the seat of retiring Sen. James Jeffords, the Senate’s lone independent.

Five Republicans sought the GOP nomination, with businessman Richard Tarrant leading in early returns.

Rhode Island Primary Blog 2006
Lincoln Chafee has a narrow lead over Stephen Laffey with more than one third of the votes in:

Chafee has 17,346 votes and Laffey has 15,034.

More to come…

All Headline News - Primary Update: Problems In Providence - September 12, 2006
September 12, 2006 8:59 p.m. EST

Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer

Providence, RI (AHN) - As voters go to the polls in nine states across America, problems have been reported in Providence, Rhode Island.

According to reports, disaffiliation forms were in short supply, as an unaffiliated voter in Rhode Island can vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary and then immediately leave the party with by filling out another form.

According to WJAR, an unusually high number of unaffiliated voters was expected to vote in Tuesday’s primary because of a contentious U.S. Senate primary between Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee and challenger Stephen Laffey. The state Board of Elections had poll workers deliver additional disaffiliation forms to various precincts when the first shortages were reported by mid-morning.

Election Poll 2006: Michigan Senate
Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow has widened the distance between herself and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. The incumbent now leads 51% to 43% (see crosstabs). Last month, after winning the GOP nomination, Bouchard had closed to within five points.

Rasmussen Reports continues to list this race as “Leans Democrat” in our Senate Balance of Power ratings.

Election Poll 2006: New Jersey Senate
Republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr., son of the former NJ Governor, again leads Democratic Senator Bob Menendez in New Jersey’s race for U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Kean with 44% of the vote while Menendez is at 39%. In our last two polls, Menendez, an appointed incumbent, held a six-point lead.

Election 2006 Polls - Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Sherrod Brown (D) 46%
Mike DeWine (R) 40%
Other 5%
Undecided 9%

About this PollResults are based on telephone interviews with 877 registered voters in Ohio, aged 18 and older, conducted Aug. 23-27, 2006. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.

Results for likely voters in Ohio are based on the subsample of 584 survey respondents deemed most likely to vote in the November 2006 midterm election, according to a series of questions measuring current voting intentions and past voting behavior. For results based on the total sample of likely voters, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5 percentage points. Based on past voting history in Ohio, turnout is assumed to be 40% of the voting age population.

Election 2006 Polls - Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Amy Klobucher (D) 50%
Mark Kennedy (R) 40%
Undecided 6%
Carlin (I) 1%
Other 2%

About this PollResults for likely voters in Minnesota are based on the subsample of 790 survey respondents deemed most likely to vote in the November 2006 midterm election, according to a series of questions measuring current voting intentions and past voting behavior. For results based on the total sample of likely voters, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points. Based on past voting history in Minnesota, turnout is assumed to be 60% of the voting age population.

Election 2006 Polls - Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Jim Talent (R) 50%
Claire McCaskill (D) 44%
Undecided 5%
Other 1%

About this PollResults for likely voters in Missouri are based on the subsample of 574 survey respondents deemed most likely to vote in the November 2006 midterm election, according to a series of questions measuring current voting intentions and past voting behavior. For results based on the total sample of likely voters, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5 percentage points. Based on past voting history in Missouri, turnout is assumed to be 40% of the voting age population.

Election 2006 Polls - Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Jon Tester (D) 48%
Conrad Burns (R) 45%
Undecided 5%
Other 2%

About this PollResults for likely voters in Montana are based on the subsample of 641 survey respondents deemed most likely to vote in the November 2006 midterm election, according to a series of questions measuring current voting intentions and past voting behavior. For results based on the total sample of likely voters, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points. Based on past voting history in Montana, turnout is assumed to be 50% of the voting age population.