CA-GOV

The Moonbeam Shines Once More, As Jerry Brown Beats Meg Whitman For CA-GOV

Eric Kleefeld | November 2, 2010, 11:31PM

Gov.-elect Jerry Brown (D) and Republican candidate Meg Whitman

Democrat Jerry Brown has won the California gubernatorial race, proving that there is a second act in politics -- and a third, and a fourth, and a fifth -- with the 72-year-old defeating Republican former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

With 8% of precincts reporting, Brown leads by 48%-47%, and has been projected as the winner by Fox News and the Los Angeles Times.

This will not be Brown's first time in the governor's mansion, as he's been there before in both his youth and adulthood. His father Pat Brown was governor from 1959-1967, losing to Ronald Reagan in 1966. Then Jerry was elected California Secretary of State in 1970, and succeeded Reagan as governor in 1974. He ran for president in 1976, was re-elected governor in 1978, ran for president again in 1980, and then lost a Senate race in 1982.

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CA-SEN

SurveyUSA Poll: Brown Up 11, Boxer Up 8 In CA Races

Marc Kilstein | November 1, 2010, 3:59PM

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and California Attorney General Jerry Brown

On the heels of a more-narrow PPP survey released this morning, SurveyUSA is out with new numbers on the California Senate and gubernatorial contests that suggest Democrats are well-positioned to take both races.

In the Senate race, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is found ahead of Republican former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina 46%-38%. When SurveyUSA looked at this race last week, Boxer led by five points, 45%-40%.

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CA-GOV

PPP Poll: Brown And Boxer Stay Narrowly Ahead In California

Eric Kleefeld | November 1, 2010, 11:07AM

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and California Attorney General Jerry Brown

The new survey of California from Public Policy Polling (D) shows Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown and Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer holding on to narrow leads in their respective races against Republican businesswomen Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina.

In the gubernatorial race: Brown 51%, Whitman 46%. In the previous PPP poll from a week ago, Brown had a wider lead of 53%-42%. The TPM Poll Average of the gubernatorial race gives Brown a lead of 49.6%-42.0%.

In the Senate race: Boxer 50%, Fiorina 46%. The previous PPP numbers from a week ago gave Boxer a lead of 52%-43%. The TPM Poll Average of the Senate race gives Boxer a lead of 48.1%-44.1%.

The survey of likely voters has a ±3.3% margin of error.

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