The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 7,2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush,the incumbent governor of Texas and eldest son of the 41st president,George H. W. Bush,won the election,defeating incumbent Vice President Al Gore. It was the fourth of five American presidential elections,and the first since 1888,in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote,and is considered one of the closest U.S. presidential elections,with long-standing controversy about the result. Gore conceded the election on December 13.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2,2004,as part of the 2004 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and his running mate,Vice President Dick Cheney,against Democratic challenger and Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kerry and his running mate,Senator from North Carolina John Edwards. Six third parties were also on the ballot.
Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2,2010 re-election bid. In 2012,she ran in the newly redrawn,Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2,2010,in 37 states and two territories. These elections coincided with the elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives as well as other state and local elections. As in most midterm elections,the party controlling the White House lost ground. Democrats took five governorships from the Republicans,while Republicans took 12 governorships from the Democrats. An independent won one governorship previously held by a Republican,while a Republican won one governorship previously held by an independent. Republicans held a majority of governorships for the first time since before the 2006 elections. One state,Louisiana,had no election for governor,but it did feature a special election for lieutenant governor.
Art Staed is a current Iowa State Representative from the 80th District. A Democrat,he was in the Iowa House of Representatives for one term,from 2007 to 2009,before being elected again in 2013. Staed holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Rockhurst University in Kansas City,a Master's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and another master's degree in Secondary Administration from East Central University in Ada,Oklahoma.
Janet Petersen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Iowa Senate representing the 18th District since January 2013. She previously served as the Senate Minority Leader and has previously represented the 64th district in the Iowa House of Representatives between 2001 and 2013. She received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and her MA from Drake University.
Cindy Winckler is an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate for the 49th District. Previously,she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 90th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3,2009,in the states of New Jersey and Virginia,as well as in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 7,2009. Both state governorships were previously held by Democrats elected in 2005,and both were won by Republicans in 2009;the local Covenant Party maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas. These elections formed part of the 2009 United States elections. As of 2023,this is the last election after which the Democratic party held a majority of governorships.
The 2008 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on January 8,2008 was the first primary in the United States in 2008. Its purpose was to determine the number of delegates from New Hampshire that would represent a certain candidate at the National Convention. In a primary,members of a political party—in this case,the Democratic Party—will select the candidates to a subsequent election. Since 1920,New Hampshire has always hosted the first primaries in the entire nation. The Democratic Party's primary occurred on the same day as the Republican primary.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who is the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado. A Democrat,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate,in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Elizabeth T. Stefanics,is an American politician from New Mexico,currently serving in the New Mexico Senate and previously on the Santa Fe County Commission. She was the first openly LGBT member of the New Mexico legislature,serving a single four-year term that began in January 1993.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009,representing the 46th district,made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County,near Washington,D.C.
Renee Louise Ellmers is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge in 2010 by 1,489 votes,confirmed after a recount. In the 2016 Republican primary,Ellmers was defeated by fellow U.S. Representative George Holding. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 election in North Carolina's 13th congressional district,finishing fifth in the primary field.
Pennsylvania held statewide elections on November 8,2011,to fill judicial positions and allow judicial retention votes. The necessary primary elections were held on May 17,2011.
Elizabeth Ann Mathis is an American politician,non-profit executive and former broadcast journalist who has served as an Iowa State Senator since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected to represent the 18th district in a November 2011 special election and re-elected to the redrawn 34th district in 2012. Mathis was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st congressional district in 2022,losing the general election to incumbent Republican Ashley Hinson.
The 2008 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 4,2008,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Donna Smelser Howard is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 48th District since her election in 2006. She currently serves as vice chair of the House Administration Committee and also serves on the Appropriations Committee,the Higher Education Committee,and the Appropriations Sub-Committees on Article III and on Budget Transparency and Reform.
The 37th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as a U.S. representative since 2021,representing Iowa's 1st congressional district. Her district,numbered as the 2nd district in her first term,includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,and Iowa City. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
