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2010 State Elections

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Follow Stateline’s coverage of races and issues of the 2010 election. Will the Republican Party regain control of the governorships? What impact will the Tea Party have on state races and ballot measures? These and other questions will be explored in stories leading up to the Nov. 2 elections.

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Ballot measures

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of this year's ballot measures

Health care, taxes crowd ballots

Sweeping tax proposals rejected (Nov. 3)
Tough times bring brazen sales pitch (Oct. 28)
Justice Department ups ante over California marijuana vote (Oct. 18)
Four states to weigh calls for constitutional conventions (Oct. 11)
Fiscal, not social issues, draw ballot attention (Sept. 30)
Blagojevich legacy: Recall on the Illinois ballot (Sept. 23)
Rich and famous take sides on Washington income tax initiative (Sept. 22)
Tax caps have consequences (Sept. 17)
Should hunting and fishing be constitutional rights? (Sept. 9)
The buying and selling of legal marijuana (Sept. 9)
Billions on the ballot (Aug. 23)
Can politics be removed from redistricting? (Aug. 16)
CA's Prop 25 would have "majority rule" on budgets (Aug. 6)
On the ballot in Alaska: transparency (July 12)
A tax reform test in Maine (June 5)
In Colorado, concern over anti-tax measures (May 21)
Tim Eyman’s signature strategy (May 10)
Tea on the menu: Activists target measures (April 21)
Blanket test in California to reshape primary (April 20)
Marijuana bills tempt cash-starved states (April 5)
Jan Brewer's surprising tax fight (March 30)

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Governors

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of this year's governor races

Parties vie for 37 governor spots

GOP dominates governors' races (Nov. 3)
Jobs, deficits define state-level races (Nov. 1)
Few incumbents likely to fall (Oct. 29)
Tea Party could sway governors' races (Oct. 26)
How many ex-govs will win? (Oct. 25)
Strange turns in Massachusetts appear to help Patrick (Oct. 14)
Democrats struggle to generate Hispanic participation (Oct. 13)
Fatal car accident rattles Georgia governor race (Oct. 12)
Will 2010 repeat 1994 for governors' races? (Oct. 7)
Moderate GOP candidate swims against party tide in Michigan (Oct. 4)
Pensions become heated issue in 2010 races (Oct. 1)
Polls narrow in PA and Ohio (Sept. 29)
Independents make noise on gov front (Sept. 27)
A few candidates buck conventional wisdom on taxes (Sept. 21)
Primary season ends with a bang (Sept. 15)
GOP fights Wisconsin high-speed rail (Sept. 14)
Gov debate season gets underway (Sept. 14)
Will upsets continue in Tuesday's primary (Sept. 13)
In Colorado, conservatives rethink their candidate (Sept. 7)
Rhetoric trumps realism in gov campaigns (Sept. 2)
Roy Barnes' campaign of contrition (Aug. 26)
All eyes on Florida gov race (Aug. 25)
Quick turnarounds for Brewer, McCollum (Aug. 24)
Iowa weathers recession. Will Culver? (Aug. 20)
Some Dems running for gov ignore Obama (Aug. 19)
News Corp. gives $1m to RGA (Aug. 18)
Will gay marriage return to campaign trail? (Aug. 4)
Dems hope to end losing streak in MN (Aug. 2)
Last-minute candidates in NE, CO (July 27)
Five ex-govs on ballot in November (July 21)
Governor candidates bow out (July 16)
Public financing upends governor's race (July 14)
AZ immigration law roils NM gov race (June 17)
Will voters opt for Kitzhaber again? (June 10)
Five more governor's races set for fall (June 9)
Will Rhode Island go independent? (May 25)
PA's 8-year itch in governorships (April 6)
Win the race, draw the lines (March 31)
Jan Brewer's surprising tax fight (March 30)
Not your grandma's bingo: AL race focuses on gambling (March 18)
Tempest in a tea party: Impact on governors' race (March 12)
What's the fuss over lieutenant govs? (March 1)
Lukewarm about Lansing, Michigan (Feb. 23)
More power in the statehouse than Capitol Hill? (Feb. 16)
Key races to decide control and redistricting power (Feb. 11)
2010 Elections: New faces, daunting problems (Feb. 11)
Quinn survives in Illinois — for now (Feb. 4)
Primary season starts, and govs could fall (Feb. 1)

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Legislatures

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of legislative seats up

Battles loom in 46 statehouses

GOP win most legislative seats in generation (Nov. 3)
Big money invades small legislative districts (Oct. 28)
GOP wave expected in statehouses (Oct. 15)
Nat'l parties hone in legislative races (Aug. 17)
Can politics be removed from redistricting? (Aug. 16)
Which Legislatures are in play? (July 9)
Term limits will create rookie league in some legislatures (June 11)
Win the race, draw the lines for redistricting (March 31)
Jan Brewer's surprising tax fight (March 30)
Key races to decide control and redistricting power (Feb. 11)
2010 Elections: New faces, daunting problems (Feb. 11)

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Attorneys general

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this year's attorney general races

AG races heat up in 30 states

Death penalty remains big issue in California (Sept. 7)
On campaign trail, AGs walk a fine line (July 21)
State AGs: Aspiring governors (May 24)
Connecticut's wild week (May 20)
Governors and their attorneys general: out of sync by design (April 16)
The return of Martha Coakley (March 2)
2010 Elections: New faces, daunting problems (Feb. 11)

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Secretaries of state

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this year's secretary of state races

26 secretaries of state on ballots

Arizona fame propels Kobach's Kansas hopes (Sept. 1)
Penny pinching at the polling place (Aug. 27)
Connecticut's wild week (May 20)
Balloting for the busy (May 18)
Jan Brewer's surprising tax fight (March 30)
2010 Elections: New faces, daunting problems (Feb. 11)

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