Election 2012

Conservatives' Win In Kansas Shows Support For Brownback Agenda

Laura Ziegler — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:42:29 +0000

Kansas statehouse races got big league attention and money this year as Governor Sam Brownback's agenda begins to unfold.

Missouri Weighs In On Ballot Issues

Maria Carter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:23:22 +0000

Missouri voters considered four ballot measures this election.

Democrats Win Most Statewide Races In Missouri

Maria Carter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:09:13 +0000

Despite Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney getting a decisive win in Missouri, Democratic candidates fared well in statewide races.

Incumbents Dominate Missouri Congressional Races

Maria Carter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:52 +0000

The incumbent Congressmen in the local area easily held on to their seats: Vicky Hartzler, Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves. We have the complete results for those races and the rest of Missouri.

Nixon Re-Elected, Defeats Spence

Rachel Lippmann and Chris McDaniel — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:55:11 +0000

In a state that went overwhelmingly for Mitt Romney, Democrat Jay Nixon was re-elected to a second term as governor of Missouri.

Hartzler Seals Congressional Seat

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:26:25 +0000

U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler held on to the U.S. 4^th district seat in what turned out to be a decisive victory over Democrat Teresa Hensley.

Congressman Cleaver Stresses Urban-Rural Connection In Re-Election

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:19:11 +0000

Missouri’s 5^th District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver got 60 percent of the vote and an easy win over Republican opponent Jacob Turk.

Missouri Voters Pass Proposition E

Emilie Mutert — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:16:41 +0000

Almost sixty-two percent of Missouri ballots were cast in favor of Proposition E Tuesday night.

McCaskill Beats Akin In Race That Was Not Even Close

Frank Morris — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:16:42 +0000

Senator Claire McCaskill did something few thought possible last night - she won a decisive re-election victory over Representative Todd Akin in one of the most closely watched Congressional races in the country.

VIDEO: An Awkward Moment, As Karl Rove Objects To Fox's Ohio Call

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:51:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJg3z5c93zU

Republican Response Likely To Be Tactical, Not Transformative

Frank James — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:41:00 +0000

With President Obama's defeat of Mitt Romney, the Republican Party finds itself in the same place it was four years ago — once again coming up short in its attempt to win the most powerful office in American democracy.

It faces the inevitable soul-searching the losing party undergoes, to greater or lesser degrees, after every contest for the one office whose occupant represents the entire nation.

And how the GOP reacts could help determine its fortunes in 2016.

Initial indications from within the party — predictably enough — were that Romney's defeat wasn't a rejection of the Republican

For Obama, Vindication, But Not A Mandate

editor — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:21:00 +0000

Winning matters. Having earned a second term, President Obama will attempt to build on and expand the agenda from his first, launching new initiatives on tax policy, education and immigration.

But having won the popular vote by a bare majority — and still facing a divided Congress — Obama may find it difficult to gather momentum for his policies.

Despite the close result in the popular vote nationwide, Obama wasted no time claiming vindication for his ideas.

Voters Reject Missouri's Proposition B

Elana Gordon — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:32:28 +0000

Third time is not the charm for those trying to increase Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax.

Transcript: President Obama's Victory Speech

editor — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:21:00 +0000

Transcript of President Obama's victory speech in Chicago. Source: Federal News Service

Editor's Note: NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future.

(Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you.

The Political Pundits: 2012 Election Results

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:19:03 +0000

The votes are tallied; the results are in.