Election Roundup

What a night. Thanks to the many readers who followed the results with me and helped correct my mistakes in the comments section. Now to the roundup:

A number of hot races were held in Maryland municipalities. You can find results from Gaithersburg here and coverage of GOTV efforts here. In Rockville, incumbent Bob Dorsey was defeated for reelection to the City Council and Susan Hoffman captured the mayoralty; complete results here. Results from other cities in Montgomery and Prince George's available from the Washington Post. The state's largest city predictably made Sheila Dixon the first woman elected mayor; I think she may also be the first African-American woman elected to head a major American city since Sharon Pratt Dixon in Washington, D.C.

Democrats won a 21-19 majority in the Virginia Senate. You can get official Virginia results at the State Board of Elections. Perhaps the most prominent Republican to go down to defeat was Sen. Jeanmarie Devolites Davis (R-Fairfax City), the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom Davis. One seat narrowly held by a Republican appears likely to go to a recount at Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R) holds just a 91 vote lead over his Democratic opponent. Democrats experienced a net gain of four seats in the Virginia House of Delegates but Republicans retained control by a 54-45 margin with one independent.

While Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour held the governor's mansion in Mississippi, Kentucky Democrats celebrated retaking the governor's office in a thumping 60% win over the incumbent Republican.