ELECTIONS + POLITICS

• GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth 11/19/2009, 7:12 p.m. EST
(AP) — CEDAR CREEK, Texas - Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.

• Ky. Senate candidates debate in Louisville forum 11/19/2009, 11:48 a.m. EST
(AP) — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Senate candidates have traded barbs while debating in a Louisville forum held in advance of next May's primary election.

• AP-GA-StHou-Contested 11/18/2009, 2:39 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• AP-GA-Mayor-Atlanta-Sum 11/18/2009, 2:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• AP-MA-TopRaces-Glance-Sum 11/18/2009, 2:19 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• Runoff to replace lawmaker ousted by sex scandal 11/18/2009, 2:18 a.m. EST
(AP) — SANTA ANA, Calif. - The contest Tuesday to fill a vacant Southern California Assembly seat will go to a runoff, after no candidate cleared 50 percent of the vote needed to win outright.

• Group eyes recall of NV Senate minority leader 11/17/2009, 7:23 p.m. EST
(AP) — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Some conservative Republicans upset over tax increases passed by the 2009 Legislature are taking aim at Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio and have scheduled a meeting to discuss a recall effort against the veteran lawmaker.

• Fiorina has balancing act in Calif. Senate race 11/17/2009, 5:36 p.m. EST
(AP) — WASHINGTON - In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.

• Former Vice President Cheney to endorse Hutchison 11/17/2009, 4:31 p.m. EST
(AP) — HOUSTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney is stepping to the side of Republican U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

• AP-CA-StHou-72-Sum 11/17/2009, 2:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — 0 of 197 precincts - 0 percent

• SoCal voters pick new lawmaker after sex scandal 11/17/2009, 5:09 a.m. EST
(AP) — SANTA ANA, Calif. - Voters in California's Orange County are picking a new legislator Tuesday to fill a seat left vacant after a lawmaker's sex comments led to his resignation.

• Ind. lawmakers to meet for organization day 11/17/2009, 4:00 a.m. EST
(AP) — INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers are preparing for their largely ceremonial organization day at the Statehouse.

• Gibbs retiring from Colorado Senate 11/16/2009, 4:55 p.m. EST
(AP) — DENVER - Colorado state Sen. Dan Gibbs has decided not to run for another term next year.

• Rubio ad in Fla. Senate race mimics Obama ad 11/16/2009, 4:50 p.m. EST
(AP) — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's campaign ads.

• AP-GA-StSen-35-Sum 11/16/2009, 2:40 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• AP-GA-StHou-Contested 11/16/2009, 2:30 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• AP-MA-TopRaces-Glance-Sum 11/16/2009, 2:19 p.m. EST
(AP) — The following are TEST returns.

• Biden to help Dodd raise campaign cash 11/16/2009, 11:06 a.m. EST
(AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. - Campaign officials for Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd say Vice President Joe Biden will visit Hartford on Dec. 11 for a fundraiser for the senator, who is trailing in the polls in his 2010 re-election bid.

• Ill. Senate candidates question Afghanistan war 11/15/2009, 8:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — ROCKFORD, Ill. - Three Illinois Democrats running for the U.S. Senate are expressing deep doubts about sending more troops to Afghanistan.

• Quinn, Hynes face off in Ill. governor's race 11/15/2009, 4:27 p.m. EST
(AP) — ROCKFORD, Ill. - Dan Hynes and Pat Quinn are preparing to face off in the battle for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor.

• With tax issue, Ariz. gov faces tough road in 2010 11/15/2009, 3:00 a.m. EST
(AP) — PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appears to have done almost everything she needs to get the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

• GOP primary candidate once fired from state job 11/14/2009, 12:26 p.m. EST
(AP) — FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state House candidate mounting a Republican primary challenge to a sitting lawmaker was once fired from his state corrections job for allegedly falsifying travel records.

• Haslam raises another $1 million for GOP campaign 11/13/2009, 6:01 p.m. EST
(AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam has reported raising another $1 million since June 30 for his Republican gubernatorial campaign.

• Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary 11/13/2009, 5:07 p.m. EST
(AP) — AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.

• Global warming heats up Ill. governor race 11/11/2009, 2:51 p.m. EST
(AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor flatly reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming, a position that contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.