General Election 2008

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Washoe, Carson voters turn down tax proposals

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Voters in Washoe County don’t mind hitting the tourist with higher taxes to support the public schools, but they don’t want money coming out of their own ...

President-elect may keep sending direct e-mails

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Charlotte Hsu

In a late-night, post-victory e-mail, president-elect Barack Obama told supporters he would "be in touch soon about what comes next."

Democratic tidal wave

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s historic and overwhelming victory Tuesday, along with the big gains made by Democrats in Congress, were a repudiation of the failed and divisive Republican policies ...

Two GOP pillars in state Senate felled

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

The defeat of Republican state Sens. Bob Beers and Joe Heck gave Democrats control of both the Nevada Assembly and Senate for the first time since 1991.

Heller scores repeat defeat of Derby

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

There was a glimmer of hope Tuesday for the Nevada GOP.

How Obama won Nevada

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By J. Patrick Coolican, Michael Mishak

A year and a half in the making, the Obama organization had become a machine. The Las Vegas Sun was given access to Obama meetings over the months, while conducting ...

Titus scores a personal comeback

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By J. Patrick Coolican, Michael Mishak

After Dina Titus lost the 2006 governor’s race to Jim Gibbons, who’d been accused of assaulting a women and other ethical misdeeds, she seemed to have lost some faith in ...

In barbershop, anxiety as results roll in

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Mike Trask

Darryl Jones, a tall, quiet 35-year-old barber, arrived at work Tuesday to find an Obama flier hanging on the front door of his shop. He had voted. For Barack Obama.

Reid begins to relax as Senate race results show gains for Dems

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Lisa Mascaro

Election night has just begun, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is on the edge of his seat.

Obama win resonates across city

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

Las Vegas Sun

When the giant TV screen on the front of Planet Hollywood projected an Obama win in Pennsylvania, Shaun Singleton, 37, screamed from the Strip sidewalk, “This is the dream!”

Black and passionately for Obama in red Elko

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Alexandra Berzon

Among Elko voters at the Convention Center on Tuesday, there was no way around it. Julie Embry stuck out.

Big election day also a work day

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Abigail Goldman, Charlotte Hsu, Megan McCloskey

Election Day meant heavy lifting and shifting emotions for campaign workers and those responsible for ensuring a fair vote. The Sun spent the day with three of them.

Pride, anger, joy as Nevadans vote

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Brendan Buhler

Election Day in Las Vegas dawned cool and clear, a day when the mountains ringing the valley looked blue, just like on the license plates. But while the rest of ...

Strip window display melds poker, politics

Wed, Nov 5, 2008

By Melissa Arseniuk

The staff at Villa Reale erected a particularly political window display for Election Day.

Democrats topple Republicans in Carson City

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

State Democrats fulfilled both of their goals: securing a veto-proof majority in the Assembly and gaining control of the state Senate.

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