Election 2010

Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gives a victory speech during a Democratic election party at Aria on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.

Sen. Harry Reid wins fifth term against anti-incumbent fervor

Nov 2, 2010 (8:40 p.m.)

By Anjeanette Damon,
Karoun Demirjian

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s methodical and at-times Machiavellian campaign plan allowed him to survive an anti-incumbent wave Tuesday, in which his party lost control of the U.S. House.

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  Brian Sandoval defeats Rory Reid in governor’s race, now must govern

  November 2, 2010

  By David McGrath Schwartz

  Brian Sandoval was a near-perfect candidate for governor. He had the resume, the message, the jaw line and hair that gave his candidacy an air of inevitability.

• Joe Heck defeats Dina Titus in 3rd District House race

  November 3, 2010

  By Delen Goldberg

  Freshman incumbent Dina Titus lost her first re-election bid Tuesday night to Republican challenger Joe Heck by a staggeringly tiny portion of the electorate.

• Assessing the winners, losers and the future

  November 5, 2010

  By Jon Ralston

  So who won and who lost Tuesday, besides the folks on the ballot?

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  State Sen. Bill Raggio bagged by his own party

  November 5, 2010

  By Anjeanette Damon

  Saying it reflects the mood of their constituents, Senate Republicans purged Sen. Bill Raggio of Reno from their leadership in a unanimous vote Thursday, ousting an iconic figure after 30 years in the post — punishment for his support of Harry Reid.

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  What Harry Reid’s victory reveals about politics in Nevada

  November 5, 2010

  By J. Patrick Coolican

  Sharron Angle, the vanquished Republican challenger to Sen. Harry Reid, depicted herself in her brochures as a conservative warrior, driving her old pickup truck, brandishing a firearm.

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  Let Sandoval take heat for budget, Democrats say

  November 5, 2010

  By David McGrath Schwartz

  Democrats in the Nevada Legislature say they’re tired of being the white knights called to “save” K-12, public safety and health and human services from budget cuts — and taking the hits for passing tax increases to preserve those services.

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  Anti-Reid campaign in Ely had passion, but no traction

  November 4, 2010

  By David McGrath Schwartz

  Jack Norcross started with a sign outside a building in Ely he couldn’t sell or rent: “Elect Anyone But Reid.” In 2009, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid killed a couple of coal-fired power plants in White Pine County. And Norcross, 66, a retired insurance broker, was angered by the loss of thousands of jobs those plants could have created.

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  Election polls under scrutiny after missing mark

  November 4, 2010

  By J. Patrick Coolican

  The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s final polls in the two most closely watched Nevada races wound up having about as much predictive power as the Old Farmer’s Almanac in forecasting the winter snowfall. One of its polls, published Oct. 29, showed Republican Sharron Angle beating Sen. Harry Reid 49-44. Four days later, Reid wound up winning 50-45.

• Parties could learn a thing — or 6 — from Senate battle

  November 4, 2010

  By Anjeanette Damon

  In a political race sure to find its way into campaign how-to books, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled off a surprising victory in a climate many thought would kill any chance he had at re-election. Here’s a look at six lessons — for Democrats and Republicans — to be gleaned from Reid’s campaign against GOP challenger Sharron Angle:

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  Compromise: Is it slipping off the table in Congress already?

  November 4, 2010

  By Karoun Demirjian

  It’s no surprise that after witnessing a drubbing of Democrats in the House and significant losses in the Senate, the president and his majority leader are speaking about compromise.

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  Harry Reid: Election results show Americans want bipartisanship

  November 3, 2010

  By Karoun Demirjian

  The Senate race between Harry Reid and Sharron Angle was characterized by some of the most vitriolic, negative, mudslinging campaigning that took place during a 2010 midterms, marked by bitter divisions across the country. But by the morning after his win, Reid seemed to have forgotten all of that, boiling his promise for the future down to a single concept: bipartisanship.

• Voter turnout rate in Clark County: 63.3 percent

  November 3, 2010

  By Jackie Valley

  Officials today said 63.3 percent of registered voters in Clark County cast a ballot in Tuesday's general election.

• Orientation set for new members of Nevada Legislature

  November 3, 2010

  By Cy Ryan

  CARSON CITY – There were 21 “true” freshmen elected to the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday and orientation sessions to teach them the ropes are set for three days, starting Nov. 17.

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  Despite loss, Sharron Angle says she’s still smiling

  November 3, 2010

  By Kyle B. Hansen

  After a bruising campaign, Republican challenger and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle conceded the race for U.S. Senate to incumbent Harry Reid in a speech to her supporters.

• Pahrump solidly in Sharron Angle’s corner

  November 3, 2010

  By Steve Kanigher

  In the tip of rural southern Nye County, where brothels are legal, tumbleweed rolls free and a hungry traveler can still get a full rack of baby back ribs for $9.99, the towns folk made it clear on Tuesday they don’t have much use for Democrats Harry Reid and Rory Reid.

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  Voters hold their noses as they pick their poison

  November 3, 2010

  By J. Patrick Coolican

  Nevadans are disgusted and deflated, angry and anxious. And although obviously winners emerged Election Day, few voters are feeling jubilant.

• GOP gains power in Legislature, but Democrats keep control

  November 2, 2010

  By David McGrath Schwartz

  The Nevada Legislature took a Republican turn Tuesday but Democrats retained control of both houses.

• Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki wins re-election

  November 3, 2010

  Associated Press

  Nevada Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki has won a second term. Krolicki defeated Democratic Reno City Councilwoman Jessica Sferrazza.

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  Dina Titus swept away by Tea Party wave

  November 3, 2010

  By Delen Goldberg

  Rep. Dina Titus, who two years ago was swept into Congress by a wave of Democratic enthusiasm, lost her seat Tuesday to Republican challenger Joe Heck, another victim of the Republican backlash that has redefined the House of Representatives.

• Nevada judicial ballot reform measures trailing

  November 2, 2010

  Associated Press

  Even if it's only to cast a vote for nobody, Nevadans made it clear Tuesday they still want to decide which judges sit on the bench in district courthouses and the state Supreme Court.

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