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Strickland's lead cut in half; provisional ballots remain
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Reaping an anticipated boost from provisional ballots in Santa Barbara County, Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson this week cut nearly in half Republican Tony Strickland's lead in the still-undecided election contest in the 19th Senate District. Full story »
more Local election news
- Stevens concedes in Alaska Senate race
- Strickland widens lead in race for 19th state Senate District
- Strickland adds to lead in contest with Jackson
- Hand count of 19th District ballots starts
- 41,000 ballots are left to count; supervisor contest still uncertain
- Strickland's tiny lead on Jackson grows
- Strickland widens Senate district lead
- Measure U, other races still up in the air
- Editorial: A setback for gay marriage
Editorial: A setback for gay marriage
Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008
Eighteen thousand gay and lesbian couples were legally married in California from June until Election Day. They were allowed to marry after the state Supreme Court on May 15 overturned the ban on gay marriage, passed by voters in 2000.
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more Elections Opinion
- Editorial: Not over yet
- Your letters: President
- Editorial: Stay engaged
- Editorial: On the path to a more perfect union
- Larsen: Make your ballot count
- Editorial: Star's ballot suggestions
- Paulson: Keeping American dream
- Editorial: Believe it — Election Day
- Editorial: Lure of early voting
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- Timm Herdt - State Editor
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- Brian Dennert here
- Steve Greenberg's Cartoons
- Timm Herdt: 95% accurate
- Marie Lakin: Making Waves
- Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic Monthly
- Politico's Ben Smith on the Democratic primaries
- Politico's Jonathan Martin on the GOP primaries
- LA Times: Top of the Ticket
- Washington Post: The Trail
- ABC News: The Note
- Time Magazine: The Page
Blogs outside of the Star:
- NEW! Campaign Finance interactive ( for all of 2007 )
- Voter registration and absentee ballots
- Political Truth-o-meter from the St. Petersburg's Times
- Who's your candidate? from the Washington Post
- Campaign finance data at OpenSecrets.org
- Campaign finance data at the Federal Elections Commission
- Vote by issue at wbur.org's online newshour
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