State-by-State Returns

Below, view the list of election returns in HRC’s top-priority races and in key ballot measure and state legislature fights. Or, to view a complete list of HRC endorsees across the country, click here.

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Arizona Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC made a substantial financial contribution to Arizona Together and leveraged additional funds to fight the anti-gay constitutional amendment. HRC volunteers went door-to-door and staffed phone banks. HRC's group at Arizona State University held a rally against the marriage ban. HRC Youth College staff worked for both the Gabrielle Giffords and Harry Mitchell U.S. House campaigns for 11 weeks. HRC's political action committee funded an independent expenditure direct mail campaign in the race between Harry Mitchell and J.D. Hayworth. HRC mobilized its members to vote for Jim Pederson for U.S. Senate and Gabrielle Giffords, Harry Mitchell and Ellen Simon for the U.S. House. An HRC staff member worked in Tucson for 10 days before Giffords' September primary race. HRC local volunteer leaders raised funds for Jim Pederson and Ellen Simon.
US House District 1	Ellen Simon (D)	Rick Renzi (R)
US House District 5	Harry Mitchell (D)	J.D. Hayworth (R)
US House District 8	Gabrielle Giffords (D)	Randy Graf (R)
Domestic Partnership Ban	Failed. HRC campaigned against this discriminatory initiative.

Colorado Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC made a substantial financial contribution to Coloradans for Fairness. HRC Youth College staff worked in both the ballot initiative campaign and Ed Perlmutter for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks. An HRC staff member worked in Colorado for four weeks mobilizing HRC members for U.S. House candidates Angie Paccione and Ed Perlmutter, as well as the ballot initiative campaign. HRC's political action committee funded an independent expenditure direct mail campaign against Marilyn Musgrave, sent to 48,000 voters.
US House District 4	Angie Paccione (D)	Marilyn Musgrave (R)
US House District 7	Ed Perlmutter (D)	Rick O'Donnell (R)
Governor	Bill Ritter (D)	Bob Beauprez (R)
Marriage Ban		Passed. HRC campaigned against this discriminatory amendment.
Domestic Partnership Initiative		Failed. HRC had urged a "yes" vote.

Connecticut Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
US House District 2	Rob Simmons (R)	Joe Courtney (D)
US House District 4	Chris Shays (R)	Diane Farrell (D)
US House District 5	Nancy Johnson (R)	Chris Murphy (D)

Florida Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC's political action committee raised more than $50,000 for U.S. House candidate Ron Klein and $10,000 for U.S. House candidate Christine Jennings. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in Ron Klein for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks, and two additional HRC staffers worked the final week for both Jennings and Klein. Sixty-five HRC volunteers attended the organization's September Organizing Convention, which led to a GLBT field program for U.S. House candidate Ron Klein. HRC volunteers worked every Tuesday and Saturday on the field campaign for U.S. House candidate Ron Klein, mobilizing precincts with high GLBT populations for the final 10 weeks of the race. HRC's get-out-the-vote efforts yielded 75 volunteers for Ron Klein for the weekend prior to Election Day. HRC mobilized its members in support of U.S. House candidates Christine Jennings, Ron Klein and Tim Mahoney. HRC's political action committee funded an independent expenditure campaign to contact 12,000 voters by mail in GLBT precincts.
US Senate	Bill Nelson (D)	Katherine Harris (R)
US House District 13	Christine Jennings (D)	Vern Buchanan (R)
US House District 16	Tim Mahoney (D)	Joe Negron (R)
US House District 22	Ron Klein (D)	Clay Shaw (R)

Illinois Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
One hundred HRC members attended a rally featuring HRC President Joe Solmonese three days before Election Day, urging a final get-out-the-vote push for U.S. House candidate Tammy Duckworth. Fifty HRC volunteers worked in Illinois on Election Day An HRC Youth College staff member worked in the Tammy Duckworth for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks.
US House District 6	Tammy Duckworth (D)	Peter Roskam (R)
US House District 8	Melissa Bean (D)	Dave McSweeney (R)
US House District 17	Phil Hare (D)	Andrea Zinga (R)

Indiana Polls close at 7:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC convened an organizing meeting of progressive state organizations that drew 170 attendees and featured appearances by U.S. Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind., and HRC President Joe Solmonese. An HRC Youth College staff member worked for Indiana Equality PAC for 11 weeks. In the final days of the campaign, an HRC staff member ran the get-out-the-vote operation in a key state House district that overlapped with a competitive U.S. congressional race, working closely with the Indiana Democratic Party, the Joe Donnelly for U.S. House campaign and the Andrea Renner for state House campaign. HRC volunteers joined Indiana Equality for eight weekend canvass trips into suburban districts, talking to hundreds of voters in key state House districts.
State House	State House will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

Iowa Polls close at 10:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC contributed $85,000 to One Iowa for organizing, including a summer and fall canvass program staffed completely by GLBT and straight-supportive college-aged youth. The canvassers identified several thousand supporters of state legislative candidates. HRC staff toured three Iowa universities, encouraging students to vote. An HRC Youth College staff member worked for the Bruce Braley for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks. HRC's get-out-the-vote efforts yielded more than 50 volunteers in Des Moines, 25 in Iowa City and 15 in Waterloo for Election Day. HRC mobilized its members in support of the U.S. House campaigns of Leonard Boswell and Bruce Braley.
US House District 1	Bruce Braley (D)	Mike Whalen (R)
US House District 3	Leonard Boswell (D)	Jeff Lamberti (R)
State Senate	State Senate will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.
State House	State House will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

Kansas Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
Governor	Kathleen Sebelius (D)	Jim Barnett (R)

Louisiana Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
US House District 2	Karen Carter (D)	William Jefferson (D)

Maine Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC contributed to Equality Maine for its get-out-the-vote efforts for fair-minded candidates. HRC mobilized its members in support of Gov. John Baldacci.
Governor	John Baldacci (D)	Chandler Woodcock (R)

Maryland Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC contributed to Equality Maryland in its efforts for a more fair-minded state legislature. HRC mobilized its members in support of Ben Cardin for U.S. Senate and Martin O’Malley for governor.
US Senate	Ben Cardin (D)	Michael Steele (R)
Governor	Martin O'Malley (D)	Bob Ehrlich (R)

Massachusetts Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC mobilized its members to volunteer for Deval Patrick for governor and fair-minded legislative candidates. In the historic effort to preserve marriage equality, HRC has contributed more than $1 million in direct contributions to MassEquality since 2004.
Governor	Deval Patrick (D)	Kerry Healey (R)
US Senate	Ted Kennedy (D)	Kennth Chase (R)

Michigan Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC organized progressive state organizations for get-out-the-vote rallies in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Kalamazoo and Lansing. HRC staff worked in Michigan for four weeks, organizing members to vote for Gov. Jennifer Granholm and for fair-minded candidates in key state legislative races. HRC’s get-out-the-vote efforts yielded more than 50 volunteers in the Detroit area, and 25 each in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and the greater Lansing area for Election Day weekend.
US Senate	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Mike Bouchard (R)
Governor	Jennifer Granholm(D)	Dick DeVos (R)

Minnesota Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC raised more than $125,000 for U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar and $20,000 for U.S. House candidate Patty Wetterling. HRC’s Minnesota state political action committee spent $40,000 for key state legislative efforts, including the hiring of a GLBT organizer for America Votes. HRC contributed $60,000 — 20 percent of total cost — toward a summer door-to-door issue advocacy program of progressive coalition in key state legislative districts. One-third of the canvassers were GLBT. Through the canvassing, more than 6,000 fair-minded voters were identified. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in the Patty Wetterling for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks. In final week of the campaign, two HRC staff members mobilized the organization’s members in support of U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar and U.S. House candidates Tim Walz and Patty Wetterling, as well as fair-minded state legislative candidates. The GLBT get-out-the-vote location on Election Day weekend had the most recruited volunteers of any location under America Votes. HRC’s political action committee funded an independent expenditure campaign to contact voters by phone and mail in Congressional Districts 1 (the race between Tim Walz and Gil Gutknecht) and 6 (the race between Patty Wetterling and Michele Bachmann).
US Senate	Amy Klobuchar (D)	Mark Kennedy (R)
US House District 1	Tim Walz (D)	Gil Gutknecht (R)
US House District 6	Patty Wetterling (D)	Michele Bachmann (R)
State House	State House will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

Nevada Polls close at 10:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC mobilized its members to volunteer and to vote for Dina Titus for governor, as well as fair-minded candidates in key state Senate campaigns. HRC staff worked on the ground for final two weeks of the campaign.
Governor	Dina Titus (D)	Jim Gibbons (R)
State Senate		State Senate will not have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

New Hampshire Polls close at 7:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC fully funded the field efforts of the Democratic state Senate campaign directly and by leveraging additional funds. HRC staff ran the campaign’s get-out-the-vote effort in the final weeks. U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., attended HRC’s organizing meeting in Manchester.
State Senate	State Senate will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

New Jersey Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC mobilized its members to vote for U.S. Senate candidate Bob Menendez and U.S. House candidate Linda Stender. HRC reached out to its members in New York to call voters in New Jersey on behalf of U.S. Senate candidate Bob Menendez.
US Senate	Bob Menendez (D)	Tom Kean Jr. (R)
US House District 7	Linda Stender (D)	Mike Ferguson (R)

New Mexico Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
An HRC staff member coordinated get-out-the-vote efforts with the America Votes coalition. HRC partnered with Equality New Mexico to call all members in New Mexico and urge them to vote early. HRC members in Albuquerque were mobilized to vote for U.S. House candidate Patricia Madrid. HRC members in Palm Springs and Orange County, Calif., called GLBT-supportive voters in New Mexico’s Congressional District 1, urging them to vote early. HRC funded a get-out-the-vote door-to-door canvassing program. HRC members and supporters phoned and canvassed GLBT supporters in Congressional District 1. HRC’s political action committee funded an independent expenditure campaign of direct mail to identified GLBT-supportive voters in Congressional District 1.
US House District 1	Patricia Madrid (D)	Heather Wilson (R)

New York Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC members were mobilized to vote for Eliot Spitzer for governor and Michael Arcuri and John Hall for U.S. House.
US House District 19	John Hall (D)	Sue Kelly (R)
US House District 24	Michael Arcuri (D)	Ray Meier (R)
Governor	Eliot Spitzer (D)	John Faso (R)

Ohio Polls close at 7:30 PM EST		Back to top
HRC raised $160,000 for U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, $80,000 for gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland and $20,000 each for U.S. House candidates John Cranley and Mary Jo Kilroy. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in the John Cranley for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks. An HRC regional field director helped organize the get-out-the-vote efforts of the America Votes Ohio coalition statewide for 10 weeks. More than 3,000 coalition volunteers were mobilized, including more than 200 HRC members signed up by local HRC volunteer leaders. Ten HRC staff members worked on the ground in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, working with local HRC volunteer leaders to mobilize the organization’s members to volunteer and to vote.
US Senate	Sherrod Brown (D)	Mike DeWine (R)
US House District 1	John Cranley (D)	Steve Chabot (R)
US House District 2	Victoria Wulsin (D)	Jean Schmidt (R)
Governor	Ted Strickland (D)	Ken Blackwell (R)

Oregon Polls close at 11:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC made significant contributions to Basic Rights Oregon to fund door-to-door work in key state legislative districts. More than 5,000 fair-minded voters were identified. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s campaign for 11 weeks. HRC President Joe Solmonese attended a campaign training session for 70 HRC members in Portland. Two HRC staff members worked on the ground for the final two weeks of the campaign, supplementing the HRC local volunteer leaders’ work mobilizing the organization’s members to vote for fair-minded candidates in the race for governor and in key state House campaigns.
Governor	Ted Kulongoski (D)	Ron Saxton (R)
State House	State House will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

Pennsylvania Polls close at 8:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC raised more than $375,000 for U.S. Senate candidate Bob Casey. HRC raised $100,000 in its state political action committee for door-to-door work in key state legislative districts. HRC organized more than 200 volunteers over Election Day weekend to get out the vote in key U.S. congressional and state legislative districts in the Philadelphia suburbs. Four HRC Youth College staff members were placed for 11 weeks in Pennsylvania. Two worked for the U.S. House campaigns of Patrick Murphy and Joseph Sestak, and two worked for the state House campaigns of Olivia Brady and Brian Lentz.
US Senate	Bob Casey Jr. (D)	Rick Santorum (R)
US House District 7	Joe Sestak (D)	Curt Weldon (R)
US House District 8	Patrick Murphy (D)	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
Governor	Ed Rendell (D)	Lynn Swann (R)
State House	State House will have a fair-minded majority in 2007.

Rhode Island Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
US Senate	Lincoln Chafee (R)	Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Vermont Polls close at 7:00 PM EST		Back to top
An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in Peter Welch’s campaign for U.S. House for 11 weeks. HRC staff worked in Vermont for the final week of the campaign to mobilize the organization’s members to vote for U.S. House candidate Peter Welch and U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Sanders.
US Senate	Bernie Sanders (I)	Richard Tarrant (R)
US House District All	Peter Welch (D)	Martha Rainville (R)

Virginia Polls close at 7:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC contributed to the Commonwealth Coalition for their campaign against the ballot amendment. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in the ballot initiative campaign for 11 weeks. Two former HRC interns mobilized on college campuses against the marriage ban. HRC mobilized its members to vote for U.S. Senate candidate Jim Webb and U.S. House candidate Judy Feder.
US Senate	Jim Webb (D)	George Allen (R)
Marriage Ban		Passed. HRC campaigned against this discriminatory amendment.

Washington Polls close at 11:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC contributed significantly to Equal Rights Washington in their efforts for a more fair-minded state Legislature. An HRC Youth College staff member was placed in the Darcy Burner for U.S. House campaign for 11 weeks.
US Senate	Maria Cantwell (D)	Mike McGavick (R)
US House District 8	Darcy Burner (D)	Dave Reichert (R)

Wisconsin Polls close at 9:00 PM EST		Back to top
HRC made extensive financial and volunteer contributions to Fair Wisconsin. Three HRC staff members were on campaign for final two weeks of the campaign, mobilizing the organization’s members to vote for Gov. Jim Doyle and to vote against the ballot amendment. HRC assisted in voter protection efforts to make sure pro-GLBT voters would not be turned away from the polls.
Governor	Jim Doyle (D)	Mark Green (R)
Marriage Ban		Passed. HRC campaigned against this discriminatory amendment.