2018 Presidential Election

lord caedus · Apr 12, 2024

Similar to the Senate maps from TTL's 1984 to 2022, I've made governor maps for each year from 1985 to 2023.

Since I don't want to post 39 (!!) maps in one post, I've decided to break them up by president.

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Gubernatorial Election Maps (1985-2023)
Reagan/Bush (1985-1986) • Newman (1987-1990) •Lassiter (1991-1998) • Bartlet (1999-2006) •Santos (2007-2010) •Walken (2011-2018) •Seaborn (2019-2023)
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Reagan/Bush (1985-1986)
1985

New Jersey: Thomas Kean (R) retired; Joseph Lazzieri (D) elected – D GAIN
Virginia: Douglas Wilder (D) term-limited; Richard Collins (D) elected – D HOLD

1986

Alabama: D. Wire Newman (D) retired; Robert M. Kirkwood (R) elected – R GAIN
Alaska: Bill Sheffield (D) retired; Jack Stevenson (D) elected – D HOLD
Arizona: Bruce Babbitt (D) term-limited; Jim Burton (R) elected – R GAIN
California: Teddy Bridges (R) re-elected
Colorado: Dick Lamm (D) retired; Duane Snyder (R) elected – R GAIN
Connecticut: Hugh Callaghan (D) re-elected
Florida: Peter Hamlin (D) re-elected
Georgia: Caleb Burgess (R) defeated Joe Frank Harris (D) – R GAIN
Hawaii: George Ariyoshi (D) term-limited; Thomas Cruz (D) elected – D HOLD
Idaho: John Evans (D) retired; Roy Young (R) elected – R GAIN
Illinois: Jim Hoehner (R) retired; Chris Patie (R) elected – R HOLD
Iowa: Terry Branstad (R) re-elected
Kansas: John W. Carlin (D) term-limited; Mike M. McKinney (R) elected – R GAIN
Maine: Joseph Brennan (D) term-limited; Charles Langhart (R) elected – R GAIN
Maryland: Rick Kalmbach (D) term-limited; Barry Goodwin (D) elected – D HOLD
Massachusetts: George Doukas (D) re-elected
Michigan: Tim Lattner (D) re-elected
Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (D) re-elected
Nebraska: Bob Kerrey (D) retired; Sarah Newbury (R) elected – R GAIN
Nevada: Richard Bryan (D) re-elected
New Mexico: Merritt Webb (R) defeated James Mejia (D) – R GAIN
Ohio: Dick Celeste (D) term-limited; Bob McGuire (D) elected – D HOLD
Oregon: Victor G. Atiyeh (R) term-limited; Edwin Peterson (D) elected – D GAIN
Pennsylvania: Mike Schafford (D) re-elected
Rhode Island: Patrick DiGrosso (R) re-elected
South Dakota: Bill Janklow (R) term-limited; George Masterson (R) elected – R HOLD
Tennessee: Bob McCannon (D) re-elected
Wisconsin: Martin Lanford (D) retired; George Steube (R) elected – R GAIN
Wyoming: Edgar Herschler (D) retired; Tom Jennings (R) elected – R GAIN

lord caedus · Apr 12, 2024

Part II of the governor maps

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Gubernatorial Election Maps (1985-2023)
Reagan/Bush (1985-1986) • Newman (1987-1990) • Lassiter (1991-1998) • Bartlet (1999-2006) • Santos (2007-2010) • Walken (2011-2018) • Seaborn (2019-2023)
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Newman (1987-1990)
1987

Kentucky: Bud Congdon (D) term-limited; Calvin Bowles (D) elected – D HOLD
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D) re-elected
Mississippi: William Allain (D) retired; Ray Clinton (R) elected – R GAIN
Oregon: Edwin Peterson (D) re-elected
South Carolina: Richard Riley (D) term-limited; Theo Workmann (R) elected – R GAIN

1988

Alaska: Kevin Vogel (R) defeated Jack Stevenson (D) – R GAIN
Arkansas: Fletcher Carey (R) term-limited; Jack Griffith (D) elected – D GAIN
Delaware: Joseph McKenna (D) re-elected
Florida: Peter Hamlin (D) retired; Brianna W. Albright (R) elected – R GAIN
Indiana: Jack Buckland (D) re-elected
Maine: Charles Langhart (R) re-elected
Maryland: Barry Goodwin (D) re-elected
Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (D) re-elected
Missouri: Ken Allen (D) defeated John Ashford (R) – D GAIN
Montana: Bob Hansen (R) retired; Marc Dutton (R) elected – R HOLD
Nebraska: Sarah Newbury (R) re-elected
North Carolina: Jim Patterson (R) re-elected
North Dakota: Gus Olson (D) re-elected
Oklahoma: Jim Beaver (R) term-limited; Todd Buechler (D) elected – D GAIN
Pennsylvania: Kirkland Roberts (R) defeated Mark Lloyd (D) – R GAIN
Rhode Island: Patrick DiGrosso (R) re-elected
Texas: Alex Hamilton (R) retired; Jed Lucas (D) elected – D GAIN
Utah: Robert Bowden Scott (R) re-elected
Vermont: Richard A. Snelling (R) re-elected
Washington: Ted Wilkes (D) re-elected
West Virginia: Tim Johnson (D) defeated Calvin Hall Jr. (R) – D GAIN

1989

New Jersey: Kevin Baster (R) defeated Joseph Lazzieri (D) – R GAIN
Virginia: Richard Collins (D) term-limited; Payton Beckett (R) elected – R GAIN

1990

Alabama: Robert M. Kirkwood (R) re-elected
Arizona: Jim Burton (R) re-elected
California: Teddy Bridges (R) re-elected
Colorado: Duane Snyder (R) re-elected
Connecticut: Howard Niering (R) defeated Hugh Callaghan (D) – R GAIN
Georgia: Caleb Burgess (R) re-elected
Hawaii: Thomas Cruz (D) re-elected
Idaho: Roy Young (R) re-elected
Illinois: Chris Patie (R) re-elected
Iowa: Terry Branstad (R) retired; Lorraine Lindsay (D) elected – D GAIN
Kansas: Mike M. McKinney (R) re-elected
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D) re-elected
Massachusetts: George Doukas (D) retired; James Milano (R) elected – R GAIN
Michigan: Tim Lattner (D) retired; Tony Wolke (D) elected – D HOLD
Nevada: Richard Bryan (D) term-limited; Ken Gibson (D) elected – D HOLD
New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlet (D) defeated George Winfield Scott Jr. (R) – D GAIN
New Mexico: Hal Norris (D) defeated Merritt Webb (R) – D GAIN
New York: Jack Stephens (R) defeated Mario Cuomo (D) – R GAIN
Ohio: Bob McGuire (D) re-elected
South Dakota: George Masterson (R) re-elected
Tennessee: Bob McCannon (D) term-limited; Harlan Benedict (R) elected – R GAIN
Wisconsin: George Steube (R) re-elected
Wyoming: Tom Jennings (R) re-elected

lord caedus · Apr 15, 2024

Part III of the governor maps, covering most of the '90s

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Gubernatorial Election Maps (1985-2023)
Reagan/Bush (1985-1986) • Newman (1987-1990) • Lassiter (1991-1998) • Bartlet (1999-2006) • Santos (2007-2010) • Walken (2011-2018) • Seaborn (2019-2023)
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Lassiter (1991-1998)
1991

Kentucky: Calvin Bowles (D) term-limited; Bert Garvin (R) elected – R GAIN
Mississippi: Rob Ballard (D) defeated Ray Clinton (R) – D GAIN
Oregon: Edwin Peterson (D) term-limited; Robert Kishinevsky (D) elected – D HOLD
South Carolina: Stacey Bamber (D) defeated Theo Workmann (R) – D GAIN
Vermont: Donald Hogan (D) re-elected

1992

Alaska: Kevin Vogel (R) re-elected
Arkansas: Jack Griffith (D) retired; Jack Stanton (D) elected – D HOLD
Delaware: Joseph McKenna (D) term-limited; John Smalls (D) elected – D HOLD
Florida: Luke Minnear (D) defeated Brianna W. Albright (R) – D GAIN
Illinois: Chris Patie (R) lost re-nomination; Byron McAlster (D) elected – D GAIN
Indiana: Jack Buckland (D) term-limited; John Linn (R) elected – R GAIN
Kansas: Mike M. McKinney (R) term-limited; Linda Harris (D) elected – D GAIN
Maine: Stan Walsh (I) defeated Charles Langhart (R) – I GAIN
Maryland: Barry Goodwin (D) term-limited; Nelson Mandarich (D) elected – D HOLD
Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (D) retired; Charles Dawkins (R) elected – R GAIN
Missouri: H. Stanley Griffin (R) defeated Ken Allen (D) – R GAIN
Montana: Marc Dutton (R) re-elected
Nebraska: Sarah Newbury (R) term-limited; Harris Norman (D) elected – D GAIN
North Dakota: Gus Olson (D) retired; Don Tillman (R) elected – R GAIN
Oklahoma: Todd Buechler (D) re-elected
Pennsylvania: Kirkland Roberts (R) re-elected
Rhode Island: Patrick DiGrosso (R) retired; Billie Atkins (D) elected – D GAIN
Texas: Jed Lucas (D) re-elected
Utah: Robert Bowden Scott (R) retired; Jeff Heston (R) elected – R HOLD
Washington: Ted Wilkes (D) retired; Joel B. Anderson (D) elected – D HOLD
West Virginia: Tim Johnson (D) re-elected

1993

New Jersey: Gregory Reynholm (R) retired; Kate Crossley (D) elected – D GAIN
Virginia: Payton Beckett (R) term-limited; Jim Kane (D) elected – D GAIN

1994

Alabama: Robert M. Kirkwood (R) term-limited; Wesley Burke (R) elected – R HOLD
Arizona: Jim Burton (R) term-limited; Ben Marston (D) elected – D GAIN
California: Teddy Bridges (R) re-elected
Colorado: Duane Snyder (R) re-elected
Connecticut: Howard Niering (R) re-elected
Georgia: Caleb Burgess (R) term-limited; Warren Duncan (D) elected – D GAIN
Hawaii: Thomas Cruz (D) term-limited; Daniel Lago (R) elected – R GAIN
Idaho: Rick Bradshaw (R) re-elected
Iowa: Lorraine Lindsay (D) re-elected
Louisiana: Edwin Edwards (D) term-limited; Melinda Broussard (D) elected – D HOLD
Massachusetts: Joseph Milano (R) re-elected
Michigan: Tony Wolke (D) re-elected
Montana: Marc Dutton (R) retired; John Morstein (R) elected – R HOLD
Nevada: Ken Gibson (D) re-elected
New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlet (D) re-elected
New Mexico: Hal Norris (D) re-elected
New York: Jack Stephens (R) re-elected
North Carolina: Jim Patterson (R) defeated Walter D. Moore (D) – R GAIN
Ohio: Bob McGuire (D) term-limited; Josie Bail (D) elected – D HOLD
South Dakota: Steve Hillard (R) re-elected
Tennessee: Harlan Benedict (R) re-elected
Wisconsin: George Steube (R) retired; Nolan Kinnaird (R) elected – R HOLD
Wyoming: Tom Jennings (R) retired; Jack Mager (R) elected – R HOLD

1995

Kentucky: Graham Welland (D) defeated Bert Garvin (R) – D GAIN
Mississippi: Steven Hodder (R) defeated Rob Ballard (D) – R GAIN
Oregon: George Allard (R) defeated Robert Kishinevsky (D) – R GAIN
South Carolina: MacDonald Barclay (R) defeated Stacey Bamber (D) – R GAIN
Vermont: Donald Hogan (D) re-elected

1996

Alaska: Kevin Vogel (R) term-limited; Creighton Hall (D) elected – D GAIN
Arkansas: Jack Stanton (D) re-elected
Delaware: John Smalls (D) re-elected
Florida: Robert Ritchie (R) defeated Luke Minnear (D) – R GAIN
Idaho: Larry Hunter (D) defeated Rick Bradshaw (R) – D GAIN
Illinois: Byron McAlster (D) re-elected
Indiana: Jack Buckland (D) defeated John Linn (R) – D GAIN
Kansas: Linda Harris (D) re-elected
Maine: Stan Walsh (I) retired; David Blanche (D) elected – D GAIN
Maryland: Nelson Mandarich (D) re-elected
Minnesota: Charles Dawkins (R) re-elected
Missouri: H. Stanley Griffin (R) re-elected
Nebraska: Harris Norman (D) retired; Bill Daniel (R) elected – R GAIN
North Dakota: Don Tillman (R) re-elected
Oklahoma: Todd Buechler (D) term-limited; George Carper (R) elected – R GAIN
Pennsylvania: Kirkland Roberts (R) term-limited; Rory Todge (R) elected – R HOLD
Rhode Island: Billie Atkins (D) re-elected
Texas: Barton Hopkins (R) defeated Jed Lucas (D) – R GAIN
Utah: Jeff Heston (R) re-elected
Washington: Joel B. Anderson (D) re-elected
West Virginia: Tim Johnson (D) term-limited; Jane Whittingham (D) elected – D HOLD
Wyoming: Jack Mager (R) re-elected

1997

New Jersey: Kate Crossley (D) re-elected
Virginia: Jim Kane (D) term-limited; Hank Rogan (R) elected – R GAIN

1998

Alabama: Wesley Burke (R) re-elected
Arizona: Ben Marston (D) re-elected
California: Teddy Bridges (R) term-limited; Gabe Tillman (D) elected – D GAIN
Colorado: Duane Snyder (R) term-limited; Ben Newell (D) elected – D GAIN
Connecticut: Howard Niering (R) re-elected
Georgia: Warren Duncan (D) re-elected
Hawaii: Rich Maka'kua (D) defeated Daniel Lago (R) – D GAIN
Iowa: Dan Ross (R) defeated Peter Whalen (D) – R GAIN
Louisiana: Jay Creech (R) defeated Melinda Broussard (D) – R GAIN
Massachusetts: James Milano (R) retired; Tom Case (R) elected – R HOLD
Michigan: Marcus Blakemore (R) defeated Tony Wolke (D) – R GAIN
Montana: John Morstein (R) re-elected
Nevada: Ken Gibson (D) term-limited; Jim Sulliven (R) elected – R GAIN
New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlet (D) retired; Henry T. Wilkins (R) elected – R GAIN
New Mexico: Hal Norris (D) term-limited; Roy Connors (R) elected – R GAIN
New York: Jack Stephens (R) re-elected
North Carolina: Walter D. Moore (D) defeated Jim Patterson (R) – D GAIN
Ohio: Mike Reed (R) defeated Josie Bail (D) – R GAIN
South Dakota: Steve Hillard (R) re-elected
Tennessee: Harlan Benedict (R) term-limited; Edward Pratt (R) elected – R HOLD
Wisconsin: Nolan Kinnaird (R) re-elected

lord caedus · Apr 17, 2024

Senate passes gun control bill

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

The United States Senate today passed the Protect Our Communities Act (POCA), marking the first time in three decades that the upper chamber has passed a law amending federal gun control laws.

"Every person in this country should be able to live in a safe community without the threat of gun violence," Nicole Kershaw (D-CA), one of the bill's co-sponsors, said at its passage. "Today, we have made this one step closer to becoming a reality."

Passing with a 65-33 vote, POCA, which faced criticism from several moderate Democrats and senators from rural states, was amended after negotiations with Republican members. The Senate version of the bill stripped bans on high-capacity magazines and includes grants for states and local governments to fund mental healthcare services as well as grants for school districts that would seek to make schools "harder targets" for mass shooters.

Both the Senate and House version of POCA would change several facets of federal gun laws. The act would the age to purchase handguns or semi-automatic rifles to 21, ban those convicted of either stalking or a domestic violence offense to a non-married partner for 10 years after their conviction, increases the penalties for straw purchases and arms trafficking, sets aside funds for states to implement "red flag" laws, and expand the definition of which private sellers are required to have a federal firearm license (FFL) in order to close the "gun show loophole" that has allowed some private sellers (estimated by the White House at 20,000 compared to 80,000 federally-licensed firearm dealers) in states without universal background check laws to sell guns without performing a background check. The final provision was cited to be the most politically contentious in negotiations with Senate Republicans, but with the Senate Democratic caucus united in support of the bill and the "Gang of Fourteen" agreement from October effectively neutralizing the threat of a filibuster, the provision was kept in exchange for an increase in federal grants for police departments to purchase protective equipment.

The bill will head to a conference committee between members of the House and the Senate to hammer out legislative changes between the two pieces of legislation. If passed, POCA will be the first major piece of federal gun control legislation since the Assault Weapons Ban was signed into law by President Owen Lassiter in 1992 (the ban expired in 2002 after Congress declined to renew it).

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Wednesday, April 17th 2024

Experts believe Russian behind attacks on Ukraine's election infrastructure

Kiev — Days after several different attempts to disrupt Ukraine's election infrastructure ahead of the second round of the country's presidential elections were discovered, experts both in Ukraine and the west have laid blame on Russia.

Starting on Monday, several doctored images and manipulated videos, including some images later determined to be AI-generated, were spread both on Russian- and Ukrainian-language social media appearing to show supporters of President Nastia Konanova's Patriotic Remembrance Party discussing and attempting to alter election software to produce fraudulent results for Konanova ahead of Sunday's vote.

In concert, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said they had detected and removed malware from the country's Central Election Commission website that would have declared Konanova's opponent, Yevgen Yuchenko of the pro-Russia National Bloc, as the president-elect upon the closure of polls for the second round of the presidential contest. At least two more attempts to breach vote-counting centers have been reported since that day.

"This is an all-out effort to obfuscate and delegitimize a democratically-elected government," Colin Parent, a cybersecurity analyst and former CIA agent who specialized in signals intelligence. "The resources, in terms of manpower and technological know-how, to do something like this are only held by a few nation-states, and one of them is the government of Russia."

Konanova, who holds a substantial lead over Yuchenko in polling, decried the efforts to destabilize Ukrainian politics and highlighted the presence of election observers from the European Union and United States to ensure a free and fair election. Yuchenko, by contrast, said that he abhorred attempts to "delegitimize the will of the people", but did not comment on specific incidents or allegations.

Russian officials have denied any role in the cyberattacks, which appear to be aimed at reinforcing a narrative present in Russian state media about the Ukrainian government's alleged persecution of Russian-speakers within the former Soviet republic's borders.

lord caedus · Apr 17, 2024

OOC: The Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) was established as having existed, since Leo quotes Bartlet mentioning it expiring in his second inaugural address in "365 Days".

I'm guessing this was an oversight on the show's writers part because the RL Assault Weapons Ban expired in 2004, and Bartlet's second inauguration was in 2003. It also raises the question of why Bartlet's unnamed (in the show--the thread has established it was Lassiter) Republican predecessor would sign a piece of legislation like that.

So I had to move the signing of TTL's AWB back to 1992, meaning it expired in 2002 (the act had a 10 year sunset provision if Congress did not renew it) and luckily, enough of the backstory the thread established jive with Lassiter signing the bill: Democrats controlled both houses of Congress ITTL's 1992, and Lassiter's backstory make him likely to agree with the notion that a ban on assault weapons is needed. For the former, it's easy to see Lassiter failing to get a Democratic Congress to disentangle the AWB from a crime bill that he wanted passed, and for the latter--Lassiter was established as a California Republican. He certainly would not be unwilling to sign gun control legislation just like Reagan was, and would probably be more so given his successor's LG (who he likely would have encountered in CA GOP circles) was victim of gun violence while in office. Plus, IRL in the period before the federal AWB, California saw two different mass shootings involving automatic weapons--even butterflying those specific incidents away, it's likely that there's at least one similar type of tragedy that occurs that would get people in the Golden State in the mood for taking semi-autos off the streets.

Marky Bunny · Apr 18, 2024

To those who laugh and say I have a time machine you might be right

Do you remember back last October in the story the Conservative MP for Fylde had the whip removed for misconduct, so guess what today the Conservative MP for Fylde has the whip removed for misconduct!!

Tory MP Mark Menzies suspended over alleged misuse of campaign funds

Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".

www.bbc.co.uk

FitzB · Apr 18, 2024

Marky Bunny said:
To those who laugh and say I have a time machine you might be right
Do you remember back last October in the story the Conservative MP for Fylde had the whip removed for misconduct, so guess what today the Conservative MP for Fylde has the whip removed for misconduct!!

Tory MP Mark Menzies suspended over alleged misuse of campaign funds

Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".

www.bbc.co.uk

Going dangerously OOC here, but the conversation about this on question time tonight is… something.

Marky Bunny · Apr 19, 2024

Friday April 19th, 2024

Martin Abbott comes under attack for saying "Ukraine is part of Russia" & says "UK and US behind false flag attack"
Martin Abbott the leader of the Socialist Alliance has come under attack for suggesting during his appearance of the BBC's "Question Time" on Thursday evening answering a question on the upcoming second round of the Ukrainian Presidential election that "Ukraine is part of Russia".

Abbott has always been outspoken in his defence of Russia and appearing on TV answering a question regards the cyber attacks on Ukraine Abbott launched a defence of the Russia "Ukraine is historically part of Russia, it is clear that President Konanova has ordered an ethic cleansing against Russian speaking Ukraine's" adding that " the claims of cyber attacks are an obvious false flag attack by the UK and the US against the Russians".

Abbott is no stranger to making controversial statements regarding eastern Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union saying in 2022 that the infamous East German Secret Police The Stasi "never existed" and was "invented by the west", he has also said that "NATO was a terrorist organisation" and "East Germany was a beacon of democratic socialism".

Both the Conservative government and the Labour opposition where quick to attack Abbott's comments with both the Foreign Secretary Adam Jackson and his Labour Shadow Maria Purd strongly condemning the remarks.

lord caedus · Apr 22, 2024

Monday, April 22nd 2024

Konanova wins re-election in Ukraine; Yuchenko concedes but calls for investigation into election conduct

Kiev — President Nastia Konanova won a second five-year term as Ukraine president on Sunday, even as her opponent Yevgen Yurchenko has called for investigations into the election's conduct. With over 95 percent of the results processed, Konanova is expected to have won nearly 60 percent of the vote compared to roughly 35 percent for Yurchenko, with roughly five percent of voters in the second round voting for "neither of the above".

The election was marred by repeated cyberattacks on Ukraine, which cybersecurity and cyberterror experts say was carried out on behalf of the Russian government. Konanova, a pro-Western liberal who has sought to move Ukraine closer to Europe, has repeatedly clashed with the Kremlin under Russian President Natalya Romanova, who has moved to reassert Russia's dominance over what it describes as its "near abroad" (non-Russian post-Soviet states). Several of the cyber attacks, experts say, were aimed at delegitimizing Konanova's authority and destabilizing Ukrainian politics.

Konanova, said her re-election was a "confirmation that Ukraine is on the right path" and spoke of the Ukrainian people's wish for "a new, forward-thinking and prosperous Ukraine." The daughter of the late president Boris Konanov, who died in office during his third term, Konanova has emerged as an unlikely champion for a more democratic Ukraine, pushing her Patriotic Remembrance Party, which retained remains the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada (the country's parliament) after the concurrent legislative elections in March, to pass potential constitutional amendments that would impose term limits on the presidency and make it harder for the government to curtail press freedoms or political rights.

By contrast, Yurchenko has hewed to a more conservative line on both press and political freedoms, arguing against potential constitutional amendments and for retaining the country's "political and historical ties" with Russia, a position becoming less popular every year as tensions continue to simmer between the former Soviet republics. His second-place victory in the first round came as a surprise, but Ukrainian political experts say he was able to win thanks to being the sole viable candidate for the country's Russian-speaking minority and eastern Ukrainians, who stand to benefit economically from closer ties with Russia.

While international observers from the European Union say they have observed no widespread irregularities, Yurchenko offered several reported incidents, including some already denied as false or misleading by members of Ukraine's Central Election Commission, as justification for his call for a "thorough and independent" investigation of the presidential election.

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The infobox:

Cast
Vera Farmiga as Nastia Konanova
Max Brooks as Yevgen Yuchenko (new casting)

lord caedus · Apr 22, 2024

Before I spend the next few days travelling, here are the gubernatorial maps of the show era (1999-2006) elections.

A note that this is the only batch (AKA the most recent time ITTL) where an actual third party (not an independent) won a gubernatorial election (the Minnesota Independence Party with Scary Harry Kimble in 2000).

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Gubernatorial Election Maps (1985-2023)
Reagan/Bush (1985-1986) • Newman (1987-1990) • Lassiter (1991-1998) • Bartlet (1999-2006) • Santos (2007-2010) • Walken (2011-2018) • Seaborn (2019-2023)
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Bartlet (1999-2006)
1999

Kentucky: Graham Welland (D) re-elected
Mississippi: Steve Hodder (R) re-elected
Oregon: George Allard (R) re-elected
South Carolina: MacDonald Barclay (R) re-elected
Vermont: Donald Hogan (D) retired; Jim Donnet (R) elected – R GAIN

2000

Alaska: Creighton Hall (D) re-elected
Arkansas: Jack Stanton (D) term-limited; Matt Talbot (R) elected – R GAIN
Delaware: John Smalls (D) term-limited; Joe Byers (D) elected – D HOLD
Florida: Robert Ritchie (R) re-elected
Idaho: Orval Riggs (R) defeated Larry Hunter (D) – R GAIN
Illinois: Byron McAlster (D) retired; Charles Sennott (R) elected – R GAIN
Indiana: Jack Buckland (D) re-elected
Kansas: Linda Harris (D) term-limited; Don Garrett (R) elected – R GAIN
Maine: David Blanche (D) re-elected
Maryland: Nelson Mandarich (D) term-limited; Robert Talbot (I) elected – I GAIN
Minnesota: Charles Dawkins (R) retired; Harry Kimble (Ind.) elected – IND. GAIN
Missouri: Chet Turner (D) defeated Eric Smith (R) – D GAIN
Nebraska: Bill Daniel (R) re-elected
North Dakota: Don Tillman (R) re-elected
Oklahoma: George Carper (R) re-elected
Pennsylvania: Eric Baker (D) defeated Rory Todge (R) – D GAIN
Rhode Island: Billie Atkins (D) term-limited; Kenneth Dobson (D) elected – D HOLD
Texas: Barton Hopkins (R) re-elected
Utah: Jeff Heston (R) re-elected
Washington: Joel B. Anderson (D) re-elected
West Virginia: Ray Sullivan (R) defeated Jane Whittingham (D) – R GAIN
Wyoming: Jack Mager (R) term-limited; Rick Vincent (R) elected – R HOLD

2001

New Jersey: Kate Crossley (D) term-limited; Jonathan Fowler (R) elected – R GAIN
Virginia: Hank Rogan (R) term-limited; Casey Mitchell (R) elected – R HOLD

2002

Alabama: Wesley Burke (R) term-limited; Robert M. Kirkwood (R) elected – R HOLD
Arizona: Ben Marston (D) term-limited; Evan Drake (R) elected – R GAIN
California: Gabe Tillman (D) re-elected
Colorado: Ben Newell (D) re-elected
Connecticut: Howard Niering (R) retired; Chris Casey (D) elected – D GAIN
Georgia: Warren Duncan (D) term-limited; Charlie Forrester (R) elected – R GAIN
Hawaii: Rick Maka'kua (D) lost re-nomination; Lorraine Larvey (D) elected – D HOLD
Iowa: Laura Connolly (D) defeated Dan Ross (R) – D GAIN
Louisiana: Jay Creech (R) re-elected
Massachusetts: Tom Case (R) re-elected
Michigan: Marcus Blakemore (R) re-elected
Montana: John Morstein (R) term-limited; Gerald Vance (R) elected – R HOLD
Nevada: Jim Sulliven (R) re-elected
New Hampshire: Henry T. Wilkins (R) re-elected
New Mexico: Roy Connors (R) re-elected
New York: Bill Parker (D) defeated Jack Stephens (R) – D GAIN
North Carolina: Walter D. Moore (D) re-elected
Ohio: Mike Reed (R) re-elected
South Dakota: Steve Hillard (R) term-limited; Chuck Rollins (R) elected – R HOLD
Tennessee: Edward Pratt (R) re-elected
Wisconsin: Nolan Kinnaird (R) retired; Mark Katzenmoyer (D) elected – D GAIN

2003

Kentucky: Graham Welland (D) term-limited; Sam Dunlap (D) elected – D HOLD
Mississippi: Steven Hodder (R) term-limited; Bill Williams (R) elected – R HOLD
Oregon: George Allard (R) term-limited; Harris Ryan (D) elected – D GAIN
South Carolina: MacDonald Barclay (R) term-limited; Tony Hammonds (R) elected – R HOLD
Vermont: Jim Donnet (R) re-elected

2004

Alaska: Creighton Hall (D) term-limited; Ted Bickford (R) elected – R GAIN
Arkansas: Bobby Rimmer (D) defeated Matt Talbot (R) – D GAIN
Delaware: Joe Byers (D) re-elected
Florida: Robert Ritchie (R) term-limited; Eric Swenson (R) elected – R HOLD
Idaho: Orval Riggs (R) re-elected
Illinois: Andrew Cordy (D) defeated Charles Sennott (R) – D GAIN
Indiana: Rosalyn Shaw (D) re-elected
Kansas: Don Garrett (R) retired; Mitch McCall (R) elected – R HOLD
Maine: David Blanche (D) term-limited; Lionel Thompson (D) elected – D HOLD
Maryland: Joe Derrick (D) defeated Robert Talbot (I) – D GAIN
Minnesota: Michael Jack (R) defeated Harry Kimble (D) – R GAIN
Missouri: Henry Shallick (R) defeated Chet Turner (D) – R GAIN
Nebraska: Bill Daniel (R) term-limited; Roger Tribbey (D) elected – D GAIN
North Dakota: Don Tillman (R) term-limited; George Simms (R) elected – R HOLD
Oklahoma: Peggy Wade (R) re-elected
Pennsylvania: Eric Baker (D) re-elected
Rhode Island: Billie Atkins (I) defeated Kenneth Dobson (D) – I GAIN
Texas: Barton Hopkins (R) re-elected
Utah: Christopher Jones (R) retired; John Elderton (R) elected – R HOLD
Washington: Joel B. Anderson (D) retired; Howard Johnson (R) elected – R GAIN
West Virginia: Ray Sullivan (R) re-elected
Wyoming: Rick Vincent (R) re-elected

2005

New Jersey: John Treyman (D) defeated Jonathan Fowler (R) – D GAIN
Virginia: Casey Mitchell (R) term-limited; Mark Renton (D) elected – D GAIN

2006

Alabama: Robert M. Kirkwood (R) re-elected
Arizona: Evan Drake (R) retired; Mike Lawson (D) elected – D GAIN
California: Gabe Tillman (D) term-limited; Kevin Clarkson (D) elected – D HOLD
Colorado: Ben Newell (D) term-limited; Jack Wallace (D) elected – D HOLD
Connecticut: Chris Casey (D) re-elected
Georgia: Charlie Forrester (R) re-elected
Hawaii: Lorraine Larvey (D) re-elected
Indiana: Stephen Kendrick (R) defeated Rosalyn Shaw (D) – R GAIN
Iowa: Laura Connolly (D) re-elected
Louisiana: Jay Creech (R) term-limited; Mick Johnson (R) elected – R HOLD
Massachusetts: Tom Case (R) retired; Isaac Sidley (D) elected – D GAIN
Michigan: Marcus Blakemore (R) term-limited; Ruth Hutchins (D) elected – D GAIN
Montana: Gerald Vance (R) re-elected
Nevada: Jim Sulliven (R) term-limited; Dan Carrington (R) elected – R HOLD
New Hampshire: Henry T. Wilkins (R) retired; Kurt Breech (D) elected – D GAIN
New Mexico: Roy Connors (R) term-limited; Rudi Vasen (R) elected – R HOLD
New York: Bill Parker (D) re-elected
North Carolina: Walter D. Moore (D) term-limited; Andrew Wu (R) elected – R GAIN
Ohio: Mike Reed (R) term-limited; Simon Halley (R) elected – R HOLD
South Dakota: Chuck Rollins (R) re-elected
Tennessee: Edward Pratt (R) term-limited; John Roberts (D) elected – D GAIN
Wisconsin: Mark Katzenmoyer (D) re-elected

lord caedus · Thursday at 2:00 PM

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Simons was a hardline social and religious conservative who was ironically, as the son of former NFL commissioner Randal Simons V, one of the fiercest opponent of professional sports on Capitol Hill, decrying the vast sums of money spent on what he called a "social crutch" in an increasingly secular nation. Simons became a born-again Christian in 1987, shortly before his father began a brief two-year term as NFL commissioner, following a harrowing one-vehicle crash where he was the only survivor (police said that the driver, a college friend of Simons, was both drunk and high on cocaine when he died). Simons began his political career volunteering for Owen Lassiter's presidential campaign in 1990 and was elected to Congress six years later.

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KingCrawa · Thursday at 4:14 PM

lord caedus said:
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In a statement announcing her resignation, Hemmer cited "the loss of confidence" from the constituents in her district as the reason, alongside allowing Sullivan to take office early with a concurrent special election to be held alongside the regular election in November. Speaker of the House Daniel Maddox (D-IL) said he was "disappointed" to see Hemmer's career in elected office end with what he called a "less than graceful exit", with other current and former elected officials criticizing Hemmer as a "sore loser" and criticizing her for leaving her district unrepresented purely because of her primary loss.

Pennsylvania Governor Malcolm Power has already called for a special election for the district to be held alongside November's general election. Under Pennsylvania state law, party executives nominate candidates in special elections, with party chair Randall Rhodes publicly endorsing naming Sullivan as the party's nominee.

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Simons was a hardline social and religious conservative who was ironically, as the son of former NFL commissioner Randal Simons V, one of the fiercest opponent of professional sports on Capitol Hill, decrying the vast sums of money spent on what he called a "social crutch" in an increasingly secular nation. Simons became a born-again Christian in 1987, shortly before his father began a brief two-year term as NFL commissioner, following a harrowing one-vehicle crash where he was the only survivor (police said that the driver, a college friend of Simons, was both drunk and high on cocaine when he died). Simons began his political career volunteering for Owen Lassiter's presidential campaign in 1990 and was elected to Congress six years later.

Florida Governor Jessica Gelsey (D) ordered the lowering of flags across the state in Simons' memory. It is expected that Gelsey will call a special election to occur for the south central Florida district to occur alongside the general election in November.

If there's going to be an election in November what's the purpose of the special election? I could understand a special election now but concurrent with November seems silly as the candidate will be elected twice surely?

Excelsior · Thursday at 4:35 PM

KingCrawa said:
If there's going to be an election in November what's the purpose of the special election? I could understand a special election now but concurrent with November seems silly as the candidate will be elected twice surely?

It happens all the time in real life. Whoever wins the special serves out the term until the end of the Congress next January.

KingCrawa · Thursday at 5:50 PM

Excelsior said:
It happens all the time in real life. Whoever wins the special serves out the term until the end of the Congress next January.

So whose going to serve between now and the special election?

Excelsior · Thursday at 6:18 PM

KingCrawa said:
So whose going to serve between now and the special election?

No one. House seats can only be filled by election.

Retiarius · Thursday at 7:12 PM

Excelsior said:
No one. House seats can only be filled by election.

Not in The West Wing, baby!

Excelsior · Thursday at 7:38 PM

Retiarius said:
Not in The West Wing, baby!

This thread retconned Mr. Willis of Ohio to say that he won a special after being drafted by the local party as a candidate or something like that.

lord caedus · Thursday at 7:50 PM

Retiarius said:
Not in The West Wing, baby!

Excelsior said:
This thread retconned Mr. Willis of Ohio to say that he won a special after being drafted by the local party as a candidate or something like that.

Correct. The Constitution is the exact same in both OTL & TTL, so earlier contributors sensibly changed it to be that Willis was named a candidate by the local party for an effectively uncontested (IIRC) special election that was held quickly after his wife's death.

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