Election Night!

Time for a celebration! As of this posting, here are the calls:

OH Governor: Ted Strickland
OH Senate: Sherrod Brown
OH Secretary of State: Jennifer Brunner
OH Attorney General: Marc Dann
OH-9: Marcy Kaptur
OH-10: Dennis Kucinich
OH-11: Stephanie Tubbs-Jones
OH-13: Betty Sutton
OH-14: Steven LaTourette
OH-15: Deborah Pryce

Ohio Issues:
Issue 2, minimum wage raise: Pass
Issue 3, casinos (Learn and Earn): Fail
Issue 4, SmokeLess Ohio (const. amendment): Fail
Issue 5, SmokeFree Ohio (statute): Pass

In other states:
NY Senate: Hillary Clinton
MA Senate: Ted Kennedy
CT Senate: Joseph Lieberman
PA Senate: Bob Casey (turnover!)
RI Senate: Sheldon Whitehouse (turnover!)

House seats (218 for majority)
Democrats: 144
Republicans: 124

Senate seats (15 for majority)
Democrats: 45
Republicans: 46

Take a look at the polls at CNN.com to get a feel of how close these races are in some cases...and how far removed in others.

More updates and analysis tomorrow, but my prediction is the same as everyone else's: This is a realignment year. The Democrats will take control of Congress.