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  Herrero Unseats Scott in District 34 Race

  

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  Posted 1:56 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - In the race for the State Representative District 34 seat it was a rematch between Republican Connie Scott and Democrat Abel Herrero.
  Herrero took back the seat he lost two years ago to Scott and he's ready to get back to business.

  Abel Herrero told us, "We're excited. We're ready to work already again and so we'll start again tomorrow meeting with people, trying to see what we can do to make improvements in public education and other issues."

   

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  Blake Farenthold Wins Re-election for District 27

  

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  Posted 1:52 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Republican Blake Farenthold will hold on to his District 27 Congressional seat that he won from longtime incumbent Solomon Ortiz in the last general election. The demographics of the district have significantly changed with redistricting, as the area no longer represents the Rio (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  The New Look of the Corpus Christi City Council

  

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  Posted 1:47 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Three City of Corpus Christi Council seats were up for grabs last night. Incumbents Priscilla Leal (district 3), David Loeb (At-Large) and Mark Scott (At-Large) held onto their seats and will be joined by Lilian Riojas (At-Large), Chad Magill (District 2), Colleen McIntyre (More) • Videos (3)

  
  

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  Nelda Martinez Elected Mayor of Corpus Christi

  

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  Posted 1:28 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - In the race for Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, At-Large Council Member Nelda Martinez marched to victory with 53% of the vote.

  "I think the people want someone who is going to be straight with them. That's going to be accountable with their tax dollars. They want (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Obama Powers to Re-election Despite Weak Economy

  Posted 11:45 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and prevailing despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. "This happened because of you. (More)

  
  

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  Obama Takes Commanding Lead

  Posted 10:25 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama took command of the fierce race for the White House Tuesday night, capturing battleground Ohio from Mitt Romney and edging ahead in other pivotal states despite a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams of millions. (More)

  
  

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  Obama or Romney: Nation decides after long campaign

  Posted 6:43 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney captured Kentucky and West Virginia and President Barack Obama countered with Vermont on Tuesday night in a duel for the White House shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped middle class dreams for millions. (More)

  
  

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  Romney Says He "Put It All On The Field"

  Posted 6:37 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  BOSTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote a 1,118-word victory speech on Tuesday as he concluded his yearslong quest for the presidency claiming he had no regrets. "I feel like we put it all on the field. We left nothing in the locker room. We fought to the (More)

  
  

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  Confident Obama Urges Supporters to Vote

  Posted 6:36 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama is imploring his supporters to vote in the final hours before polls close in many states. Obama's campaign released a web video featuring Obama urging his backers to go to the polls and to tell their friends to do the same. The (More)

  
  

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  AP Exit Poll Shows Economy Still the Top Concern

  

  Posted 4:27 PM 11/6/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy. The survey of voters as they leave polling places Tuesday shows 6 in 10 voters say the economy is the top issue facing the (More)

  
  

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  Is Tweeting Your Ballot Illegal?

  Posted 1:41 PM 11/6/2012 by David Bauder - Associated Press

  NEW YORK - Talk show host Sean Hannity didn't surprise anyone with the contents of his ballot when he tweeted a photo of it. What may be a surprise is that very act appeared to break the law. The ballot that the Fox News Channel host tweeted showed him voting for Mitt Romney on (More)

  
  

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  Voting Machine Power Problems Resolved at Church

  

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  Posted 12:46 PM 11/6/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - It was a rough start to election day at Island Presbyterian Church, where people cast ballots for precinct 40, because 8 electronic voting machines wouldn't turn on. The problem caused some early morning voters to turn away.

  The election judge says the doors opened at six (More) • Video (1)