Read more election results stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29388/election-results.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:09:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71436/un-official-denies-cover-up-in-afghan-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of the UN mission in Afghanistan is denying that he helped cover up vote-rigging in the disputed Afghan election, refuting charges made by a top US diplomat. In a rare press conference, Kai Eide also said a partial recount being conducted by a UN-backed election panel would root...http://www.newser.com/story/71436/un-official-denies-cover-up-in-afghan-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 1:19:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67844/karzai-widens-lead-in-new-poll-returns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Hamid Karzai extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election, but he remained short of the 50% threshold that would allow him to avoid a two-man runoff. With only 17% of the vote counted, Karzai has 44.8%, while Abdullah Abdullah has 35.1%. The count...http://www.newser.com/story/67844/karzai-widens-lead-in-new-poll-returns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 13:47:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62631/council-asks-ayatollah-to-extend-iran-election-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe top body investigating the results of the recent election is asking Iran’s supreme leader to give it more time to clear up any and all “ambiguities,” Reuters reports. “We are urging you to allow us to extend the deadline to receive further complaints five more days,” the Guardian Council...http://www.newser.com/story/62631/council-asks-ayatollah-to-extend-iran-election-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 14:11:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61327/brown-survives-party-revolt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish PM Gordon Brown survived a rowdy party meeting today despite Labour’s dismal election results and a backbencher uprising, the Guardian reports. 16 Labour parliamentarians spoke in defense of Brown and five called for his resignation in the wake of a high-profile financial scandal. “You solve the problem not by...http://www.newser.com/story/61327/brown-survives-party-revolt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 16:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52938/franken-sees-end-near-in-minn-senate-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Franken sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” in the legal dispute between him and Republican Norm Coleman over a Minnesota Senate seat, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Franken expects to win the current election trial, but believes Coleman will appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Franken and...http://www.newser.com/story/52938/franken-sees-end-near-in-minn-senate-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 14:35:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42064/minn-battle-has-nothing-on-74-75-marathon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe vitriolic standoff between Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race—headed for a recount, then likely the courts and possibly the Senate—could take many months to resolve, judging from a precedent in New Hampshire 34 years ago, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . That fight, after...http://www.newser.com/story/42064/minn-battle-has-nothing-on-74-75-marathon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Nov 2008 6:01:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41653/your-hour-by-hour-guide-to-election-night.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTonight’s election promises to end before bedtime, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. Nate Silver breaks down which polls close when, and what to watch for. 6pm: Indiana and Kentucky: Usually these get called red right away, but this year Indiana is a toss-up. 7pm: Virginia, Georgia, and...http://www.newser.com/story/41653/your-hour-by-hour-guide-to-election-night.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 12:28:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41696/obama-wins-first-towns-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has won a landslide victory in the first town in America to vote, AP reports. The 21 registered voters of New Hampshire's Dixville Notch hit the polls shortly after the stroke of midnight and chose Obama over John McCain 15 to 6. It is the first time the...http://www.newser.com/story/41696/obama-wins-first-towns-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 1:48:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41619/hints-at-winner-may-come-early-tomorrow-night.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain...http://www.newser.com/story/41619/hints-at-winner-may-come-early-tomorrow-night.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 8:36:00 CST