• Obama Wins Second Term
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   November 7, 2012
• President Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday after a fierce campaign battle, amid a struggling economy, over the role and size of the federal government.

• For Conservatives, Split Decision on State Judicial Races
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   November 7, 2012
• Conservatives fail to oust incumbents in Florida and Iowa, but the GOP is strong in Michigan and North Carolina.

• A Results Roundup of the 2012 Ballot Measures
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   November 7, 2012
• See how measures on same-sex marriage, marijuana, immigration, abortion and so much more did on Election Night. For full coverage and analysis, visit Governing's Election Center.

• A Rough Night for Incumbent State Attorneys General
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   November 7, 2012
• In most of the contests, the party in power is on its way out -- though that doesn't mean the national balance of power is flipping.

• A GOP Bright Spot in the 2012 Governors' Races
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   November 7, 2012
• With two contests yet to be called, Republicans can celebrate a one-seat gain in North Carolina.

• Arkansas Republicans Take Historic Sweep Tuesday
• Source: Reuters   |   Arkansas   |   November 7, 2012
• Arkansas Republicans took control of at least one chamber of the state legislature and captured all of the state's congressional seats for the first time since Reconstruction.

• Same-Sex Marriage Approved in Maine, Maryland
• Source: CNN   |   Nation   |   November 7, 2012
• Results of a vote on the same issue was still pending in Washington, as was a measure that would ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

• Controversial Arizona Sheriff Wins 6th Term
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Arizona   |   November 7, 2012
• Voters in Arizona’s Maricopa County have reelected Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the face of Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law.

• Ohio Voter Lawsuit Rejected by Judge
• Source: Politico   |   Ohio   |   November 7, 2012
• A federal judge rejected a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt on the equipment used in about 25 Ohio counties after a local activist claimed the software could be contaminated by viruses or human manipulation to flip the outcome of the presidential election.

• 8 of 11 Florida Ballot Measures Failed
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   November 7, 2012
• In a sweeping rejection of the GOP-led Legislature’s overload of the ballot, eight of the 11 lengthy constitutional amendments failed.

• North Carolina Gets Its 1st Republican Governor in 20 Years
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   November 7, 2012
• Pat McCrory became the first Republican elected governor in 20 years, easily defeating his rival Tuesday and giving his party complete control of lawmaking for the first time since the 1800s.

• '3 Strikes' Law Change Wins California Voter Approval
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   November 7, 2012
• Voters have approved a revision of California's landmark Three Strikes sentencing law, passing a measure that eliminates 25 years-to-life sentences for inmates whose third felony offense is not a serious or violent crime.

• Tea Party Mayor Recalled in Troy, Michigan
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Troy, Mich.   |   November 7, 2012
• The recall language said Janice Daniels, a former real estate agent, had verbally attacked city employees at a public meeting; made offensive remarks about homosexuals; referred to the city charter’s language as “whimsical” and removed any reference to the charter in her oath of office, and opposed accepting federal aid to build a regional transit center.

• Indiana Governor's Race: Republican Mike Pence Wins
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   November 7, 2012
• Pence and Daniels share a fiscally conservative outlook, but experts and Democrats say Pence could take on social issues that Gov. Mitch Daniels avoided.

• California Gov. Jerry Brown Declares Victory for His Tax Initiative
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   November 7, 2012
• The initiative would raise income taxes on wealthy earners for seven years and hike the statewide sales tax by a quarter-cent on the dollar for four years, raising about $6 billion a year for the state budget.

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