After a "brutal 18-month" campaign, governor-elect Nikki Haley thanks fed up voters for her win in South Carolina.
Republicans appear to have regained the majority of U.S. governorships, capturing 10 in states where the previous executives were Democrats, according to CNN projections of exit poll data.
Republicans appeared to have regained the majority of U.S. governorships Tuesday night, capturing 10 in states where the previous executives were Democrats, according to CNN projections of exit poll data.
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes is a step closer to his goal of winning back his old job.
Nikki Haley -- a 38-year old Indian-American state legislator who could become South Carolina's first female governor -- captured the Republican nomination in dominant fashion Tuesday, dispatching her opponent, U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, by a more than 30-point margin.
Nikki Haley thanks supporters after winning a runoff to become South Carolina's first female GOP gubernatorial nominee.
South Carolina Republicans made state Rep. Nikki Haley their first female gubernatorial nominee, handing her an easy victory in her primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett -- 65 percent to 35 percent.
Nikki Haley becomes the South Carolina GOP's first female nominee for governor. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
Republican Nikki Haley is expected to win a runoff for her party's nomination in South Carolina's gubernatorial race.
The Republican gubernatorial runoff in South Carolina started with a bang, but it appears the race will go out with a whimper.
Voters in three states head to the polls Tuesday, and in one of those states history might be made:
Today's newspapers, websites, and cable news programs imply that yesterday's election results signal remarkable progress for women in politics.
CNN's John Avlon recaps the big wins for female candidates in primaries held ahead of fall midterm elections.
In a night of many winners and more losers, Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln stood out Tuesday for successfully overcoming an aggressive, multimillion-dollar campaign by national unions and liberal interest groups who desperately sought to slap a pink slip in this Democrat's hands.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas won the Democratic primary Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, whose campaign was fueled by unions and liberal activists.
The tumultuous and nasty race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina will continue for another two weeks after Nikki Haley narrowly avoided winning Tuesday's four-way GOP primary outright.
State Rep. Nikki Haley is headed to a runoff in the South Carolina gubernatorial race.
On Tuesday, 12 states will turn out to vote in primaries -- settling the midterm general election slates for one-quarter of the USA, stretching from the East Coast to the West.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln speaks with CNN's Dana Bash about her tough primary race.
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