Connecticut Election Results

For a recount to be made, a candidate would have had to win by 2,000 or fewer votes, thus the Ex-Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut will become the new Governor of Connecticut.

Polls prior to the Connecticut election showed an expected close race, with a slight edge to Republican Tom Foley. However, Malloy looks to have pulled out a minor upset.

While it looks as though Malloy has won the election, Tom Foley has yet to concede the race until his campaign can look over the numbers to come to a conclusion.

Florida Governor

The race ended up being even closer than the polls had shown. With 89% of the precincts reported, Republican Rick Scott lead Democrat Alex Sink by only 1 percentage point. Scott had 2,553,434 votes, while Sink had 2,500,510 as of 10:30 A.M. this morning. The exit polls didn’t show either candidate being heavily favored either. The only thing that could be noticed was the fact that 52% of independent voters supported Rick Scott, while only 42% supported Alex Sink.

Rick Scott has been declared the winner of the 2010 Florida Governor Race. Even though 100% of the election results had not yet been counted, Alex Sink conceded to Scott.

The Republican Scott will take over for current incumbent Governor Charlie Crist who lost the Florida Senate election to Republican Marco Rubio.

Washington Election

As of right now – 7:08 AM Local time in Washington State, here are the Election results for U.S. Senate:

- Democrat Patty Murray is leading with approximately 50% of the votes with a total of 722,396.

- Republican Dino Rossi is barely trailing Murray with approximately 50% of the votes with a total of 708,391.

There are currently only 65% of the votes in so this race will come down to the wire.

As for the Washington exit polls, 46% of males supported Murray, while 52% supported Rossi. 55% of females supported Murray, while only 44% supported Rossi.

Democrats in the exit polls supported Murray 96% of the time, whereas Republicans favored Rossi 95% of the time. Where the race may be won is with the independents. The exit polls show that independent voters supported Rossi 57% of the time, whereas they only supported Murray 40% of the time.

Who will win this years U.S. Senate Seat in Washington? Stay tuned to TheNewsofToday for more election results as they come in.

Vote in Florida

The voting hours in the state of Florida at all polling locations today are from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Some may remain open slightly later if there are people waiting in line.

Other polling locations across the country are typically open around the same times. Some open as early as 6:00 AM and close as late at 8:00 PM. You can either call your local city hall to find out voting times, or simply show up between 7AM and 7PM.

In most cases, polls tend to be less busy during the middle of the morning and middle of the afternoon. Most people try to get to the polls either before or after work, or during their lunch breaks. If you can manage to go another time, you should be right in and right out in no time.

Comic Con 2011

Tickets are going fast. The 4-day membership tickets with “preview night” have already been sold out. All other tickets still remain available.

Here are the prices:
- 4-day Membership (without preview night) are $105 for adults, and $52 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.
- Tickets for July 21, 22, or 23 are $37 for adults, and $18 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.
- Tickets for July 24 are $20 for adults, and $10 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.

Kids under 12 are free to attend if they come with a paying adult.

Attendance to Comic Con 2011 should be more than 140,000 for the event.

Martin Luther

Reformation Day is celebrated today in remembrance of reformation by Lutheran and some reformed church communities. Reformation Day observes the anniversary of Martin Luther bringing in Protestant Reformation. Today in 1517, Luther wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg. In that letter he included something we call the 95 Theses. Today these Theses are known as the main catalyst for Protestant Reformation. They protest against indulgences.

Of course the other holiday observed today, mostly for non-religious reasons, is Halloween. Halloween is mostly a holiday observed for fun by kids, and some adults. Kids go out “Trick or Treating” by knocking on doors of neighbors who in turn give them candy. Halloween is not celebrated worldwide. It is mainly observed in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada.

To those of you celebrating either of these holidays, Happy Reformation Day and Happy Halloween.

Giannoulias & Kirk

The latest Rasmussen Reports show that Republican Mark Kirk is leading in the polls over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias by 4 percentage points. The race is so close, that both candidates are trying to convince every last person that they deserve their vote. It may come down to that. If you are an Illinois resident, you could make a big difference in the 2010 Senate race just by voting this year.

Giannoulias, the current Treasurer of Illinois looks to become Senator of the state at the young age of 34. He was born and in Chicago, and attended the University of Chicago. He believes he knows what the people of Illinois want, and it’s his goal to help them get it.

He is up against 51-year-old Mark Kirk who currently is representing the 10th congressional district. He was born in Champaign, Illinois, and currently lives in Highland Park. He has much more political experience than the younger Giannoulias. However, Giannoulias is getting the backing of people like Bill Clinton and many advocacy groups that had backed Kirk in past elections.

By looking at the latest polls, there is no clear favorite. It will most likely come down to election night before we get a good idea of who will claim Obama’s former seat.

Honus Wagner

The Honus Wagner card is one of approximately 60 that exist (although the authenticity of many are subject of debate). This particular card which has been authenticated by SGC was donated to Nuns at the School Sisters of Notre Dame, in Baltimore Maryland. Before it was donated, no one even knew of its existence.

The same Honus Wagner baseball card in near-mint-condition sold for $2.8 million back in 2007. It was the highest price ever paid for a sports card. The card was found in the safety deposit box of the man who donated it, along with a note that read, “Although damaged, the value of this baseball card should increase exponentially throughout the 21st century!”

Honus Wagner, whose real name was Johannes Peter Wagner lived from 1874 until 1955. The reason the card is so valuable is because Wagner insisted that the cards stop being produced and distributed by the American Tobacco Company. There are two stories to why he insisted on this. The first claims that Honus Wagner did not want children to purchase tobacco products in order to obtain his card, and the other claims that he believed he should receive greater compensation for his own baseball card. It is believed that less than 200 cards actually made it to the public. Out of those 200, many did not survive the past 100 years.

Toomey & Sestak

Joe Sestak, who represents the 7th congressional district in Pennsylvania has made up a lot of ground on Toomey who represents the 15th district. The two men will battle it out these last few days on the campaign trail, hoping to win over some additional voters.

Pat Toomey defeated perennial candidate Peg Luksik in the GOP primary in May, and hopes to do the same to Sestak in the November 2 general election. The 48-year-old Toomey is a Harvard University Grad, and believes that we need less government intervention. He is Pro-life, wants to ban same-sex marriage, and supports a reduction of gun regulations.

Joe Sestak, a 58-year-old Democrat who lives in Edgmont Township, PA is also a graduate of Harvard University, where he got his Ph.D. Sestak has served in the U.S. Navy for 31 years, where he achieved the rank of Vice Admiral. He remains pro-choice, when it comes to abortion rights, and believes in gun control. Sestak is also a supporter of the Health Care Reform bill.

Both candidates have strong followers. That is the main reason this race has become so tight. Will Sestak make a complete comeback and defeat Pat Toomey in November? It all depends on how many Democrats and Republicans show up at the polls on Election Day 2010.

Update: A new poll was released today by Franklin & Marshall College. It shows Toomey supported by 43 percent of likely voters and Sestak by 36 percent.
The poll that we used for this article was the Reuters/Ipsos released yesterday.

Bad Weather Today

The current winds as of 2:45 PM are between 25 and 50 MPH in many of the northern states today.

Here are the latest approximate wind speeds as of 2:45 PM:
Chicago, IL – 41 MPH
Columbus, OH – 33 MPH
Cincinnati, OH – 36 MPH
Indianapolis, IN – 31 MPH
Louisville, KY – 15 MPH

Wind speeds may reach up to 60 MPH, and rain is expected to continue for much of the day, especially in Kentucky, Ohio, Indian, and Michigan.

Barometric pressures are expected to drop close to 955 mb tonight in portions of the Northern US, and Southern Canada. Much of the area is expected to experience close to record winds. There are many flights that have already been canceled and hundreds more that have long delays. Delays may continue into Wednesday evening in some areas.