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Advocate election returns

November 7, 2006: Check here for up-to-the-minute returns to selected elections and ballot questions important to gays and lesbians across the country.
An Advocate.com exclusive posted November 7, 2006
Advocate election returns

Election returns for selected races and referendums as of 12:26 p.m. Wednesday EST:

U.S. House of Representatives

Massachusetts, 4th congressional district

Barney Frank (gay/Democratic incumbent)

(Running unopposed)

 

Wisconsin, 2nd congressional district

Tammy Baldwin (gay/Democratic incumbent): 63%

David Magnum (Republican challenger): 37%

(100% of precincts reporting)

 

California, 27th congressional district

Peter Hankwitz (gay/Republican challenger): 31%

Brad Sherman (Democrat): 69%

(100% of precincts reporting)

 

California, 52nd congressional district

John Rinaldi (gay/Democratic challenger): 31%

Duncan Hunter (Republican): 66%

(82% of precincts reporting)

 

Ohio, 1st congressional district

John Cranley (Democratic challenger): 47%

Steve Chabot (Republican incumbent): 53%

(100% of precincts reporting)

 

Minnesota, 6th congressional district

Patty Wetterling (Democrat): 42%

Michele Bachmann (Republican): 50%

(97% of precincts reporting)

 

Colorado, 4th congressional district

Marilyn Musgrave (Republican incumbent): 46%

Angie Paccione (Democratic challenger): 43%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

U.S. Senate

Pennsylvania

Bob Casey Jr. (Democratic challenger): 59%

Rick Santorum (Republican incumbent): 41%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

Gubernatorial

California

Phil Angelides (Democratic challenger): 39%

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican incumbent): 56%

(93% of precincts reporting)

 

New York

Eliot Spitzer (Democrat): 69%

John Faso (Republican): 29%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

Massachusetts

Deval Patrick (Democrat): 56%

Kerry Healey (Republican): 35%

(100% of precincts reporting)

Illinois

Rod Blagojevich (Democrat): 49%

Judy Baar Topinka (Republican): 40%

(98% of precincts reporting)

 

Prosposed state constitutional bans on same-sex marriage and, in some instances, all legal recognition of unmarried couples

Arizona, Proposition 107

Yes: 49%

No: 51%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

Colorado, Amendment 43

Yes: 56%

No: 44%

(88% of precincts reporting)

 

Idaho, Amendment 2

Yes: 63%

No: 37%

(92% of precincts reporting)

 

South Carolina, Amendment 1

Yes: 78%

No: 22%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

South Dakota, Amendment C

Yes: 52%

No: 48%

(100% precincts reporting)

 

Tennessee, Amendment 1

Yes: 81%

No: 19%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

Virginia, Amendment 1

Yes: 57%

No: 43%

(99% of precincts reporting)

 

Wisconsin, Question 1

Yes: 59%

No: 41%

(99% precincts reporting)

 

State referendums that would provide legal recognition to same-sex couples

Colorado, Referendum I: Domestic Partnership

Yes: 47%

No: 53%

(88% of precincts reporting)

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