General Election 2008

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Democrats take control of county commission

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

The Democrats now have complete control of the county commission, as their incumbents held serve and newcomers Steve Sisolak and Larry Brown grabbed the two remaining seats.

Obama turns Silver State blue

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

staff and wire reports

Barack Obama conquered Nevada on his historic march to the presidency Tuesday, capitalizing on nearly two years of hard-fought campaigning in territory once considered out-of-bounds for Democrats seeking the White ...

Breeden beats Heck by small margin

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Political upstart Shirley Breeden survived a late run by incumbent state Sen. Joe Heck, R-Henderson, to unseat him. She won by just 801 votes.

Copening defeats incumbent Beers

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Allison Copening has ousted incumbent State Sen. Bob Beers, a Republican, enabling the Democrats to wrest control of that body from the Republicans. With 100 percent of the vote in, ...

Heller holds on to lead over Derby

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, is holding off a challenge from Democrat Jill Derby, a former member of the Nevada Board of Regents. With an unknown percentage of precincts reporting, ...

140,153 votes cast today through 3 p.m. in Clark County

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Amanda Finnegan

Voter turnout in Nevada has been steady, according to Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller’s office.

Election Day on the Strip

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Melissa Arseniuk

Sun online reporter Melissa Arseniuk is spending election day talking to tourists and those who work on the Las Vegas Strip.

Blog: Updates from polling places across Las Vegas

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

We're tired of rich people," said 64-year-old Santos Rodriguez, who works at a Strip casino. "We want a better future for our children so they don't have to work as ...

Breezy conditions welcome voters to polls

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Mary Manning

While Las Vegas residents trek to polls across the valley, voting could be breezy.

Election Day: It all comes down to this

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

An election season that launched almost two years ago concludes today -- we presume -- as America decides which presidential nominee will succeed George W. Bush on Jan. 20. Polls ...

Where the economy isn’t No. 1

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

By Alexandra Berzon

Obama or McCain? The conservative mining town of Battle Mountain, insulated from the economic downturn by high gold prices, provides a glimpse of what this election might have looked like ...

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