http://www.post-gazette.com/election/ PG election news and opinion en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:28:29 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011590-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Rep. Don Walko's election to Common Pleas Court is likely to set off an avalanche of aspirants to fill the balance of his term in the Legislature. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011238-178.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- A statewide grand jury is considering recommending charges against former House Speaker John Perzel, R-Philadelphia, and a number of others in connection with millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded computer data that investigators believe was used for political campaigns. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011174-100.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- Two prominent House employees who were questioned in a government corruption probe have resigned in the last two days. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010929-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Some voters and candidates got up yesterday morning and had an "ah-ha" moment when they checked the returns. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010940-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The general election Tuesday yielded few surprises in the PG East region. But there was a significant development in Penn Hills. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010851-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Four North Allegheny school board incumbents, running as a group, appear to have retained their seats, all earning nearly twice as many votes as challenger and former district administrator Kathy Roppa. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010871-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml By all accounts, Allegheny County Councilman Matt Drozd is the lightning rod on a 15-member council, which most critics and Grant Street observers say is devoid of any political backbone. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010849-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Allegheny County Councilman Michael Finnerty, a Democrat from Scott, won his second term on council on Tuesday, easily defeating his challenger, Republican Dean Petrone of North Fayette. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010900-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The Robinson commissioners apparently will stay under Democratic control, although an upset had appeared to be in the offing until the early-morning hours yesterday. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010889-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The turnout was light Tuesday among West voters, who returned most incumbents to their municipal and school board seats. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011018-178.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- Democrats lost some key elections around the state and nation on Tuesday, but in central Pennsylvania, two Democratic candidates came away with historic victories. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011022-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Amy Stoddard left South Side's Market House Tuesday evening without voting for Pittsburgh mayor. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011025-178.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Republican candidates' robust showings across Pennsylvania Tuesday raised GOP hopes for the next year's state and congressional elections. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011031-178.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The candidates vying for the fourth seat up for grabs on the Pennsylvania Superior Court are separated by just 0.2 percentage points, which means it is likely the Department of State will have to conduct a recount that could cost more than $1 million. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011041-455.stm?cmpid=elections.xml More tri-state competition for gamblers is ahead, now that Ohioans legalized casinos with a vote Tuesday after rejecting them several times previously. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011046-176.stm?cmpid=elections.xml WASHINGTON -- Democrats on Capitol Hill began a nervous debate yesterday about the course President Barack Obama has set for their party, with some questioning whether they should emphasize job creation over some of the more ambitious items on the president's agenda. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010777-100.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- A photo finish among four candidates for state Superior Court appears likely to trigger an automatic ballot recount Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010656-454.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Two Republicans were poised to secure both open seats on the Commonwealth Court. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010657-454.stm?cmpid=elections.xml With most of the votes counted in the race for four open seats on the state Superior Court, it appeared that Republicans were aligned to win at least three of those. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010700-176.stm?cmpid=elections.xml A Democrat running in a historically Republican stronghold won a closely watched special congressional election in northern New York yesterday. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010658-454.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin, an Allegheny County Republican, overcame large deficits in campaign cash and voter registration yesterday to win a pivotal seat on the state Supreme Court. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:10:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010652-53.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Luke Ravenstahl won every city ward on the way to re-election as mayor of Pittsburgh yesterday but fell short of his past shares of the vote as he heads into a full term's challenges. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010660-454.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The cities of Harrisburg and York both elected African-American women as mayors for the first time yesterday. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010673-176.stm?cmpid=elections.xml WASHINGTON -- Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans yesterday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010669-455.stm?cmpid=elections.xml COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos on the fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two decades. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010648-181.stm?cmpid=elections.xml The Green Tree mayor's race was dominated by the issue of how borough officials handled the death of retired Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Cappy. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:43:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010650-53.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Pittsburgh Councilman William Peduto, a Democrat, easily bested Republican Greg Neugebauer in the only officially contested race for seats on the city's nine-member legislative branch. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010651-455.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Despite questions about his qualifications, state Rep. Don Walko last night snagged one of five open seats on Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, according to unofficial results. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010647-455.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Allegheny County Council remained unchanged yesterday as Democrat Michael Finnerty and Republican Matt Drozd -- the only candidates on the 15-member council who faced opposition -- dispatched their challengers. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010524-176.stm?cmpid=elections.xml When Abraham Lincoln was confronted with unflattering press editorials during the Civil War that described him as "a blockhead" "a moron" and a "widowmaker," he shrugged it off with a joke. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500