ELECTION NIGHT 2010: WHAT TO WATCH FOR

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Kentucky Senate

If Democrat Baron Hill is ousted in Indiana’s Ninth Congressional District (IN-9), it could start a big GOP night.

6:00 7:00/7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00

Florida governor, Ohio Senate, West Virginia Senate

Florida: Will voters repeal public campaign financing?

GA-8, NH-2, NC-8, OH-18, SC-5, WV-1

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Nikki Haley (R-SC), Alex Sink (D-FL)

Illinois Senate, Illinois governor, Pennsylvania Senate

AL-2, IL-10, IL-14, MI-7, SD-1

Robin Carnahan (D-MO), Libby Mitchell (D-ME), Linda McMahon (R-CT)

Colorado Senate, Minnesota governor, Wisconsin Senate

Colorado: Ban the state from borrowing?

NM-2, NY-19, NY-23, NY-24

Susana Martinez (R-NM), Diane Denish (D-NM)

Arizona governor, Nevada Senate

AZ-5, AZ-8

Sharron Angle (R-NV), Roxanne Conlin (D-IA)

California Senate, California governor, Washington Senate

OR-5

Carly Fiorina (R-CA), Meg Whitman (R-CA)

Alaska Senate, Hawaii governor

HI-1

Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)

Calif.: Legalize marijuana? Wash.: Tax the wealthy?

MARQUEE RACES

New Hampshire, Vermont

Rhode Island — Keep an eye on the two independent candidates in this race for governor.

NEW ENGLAND SWEEP

Joe “You Lie!” Wilson (SC)

Ken Buck (CO), Carl Paladino (NY)

KRAZY KONSERVATIVES

BALLOT MEASURES

THE PHOENIX BIG 20

WOMEN CANDIDATES

Carol Shea-Porter (NH), Alan Grayson (FL)

Barney Frank (MA), John Tierney (MA), Patrick Murphy (PA)

Russ Feingold (WI)

Raul Grijalva (AZ)

Barbara Boxer (CA)

ENDANGERED PROGRESSIVES

Jackie Walorski (R-IN)

Mass.: Lower the sales tax? Maine: Provide a “People’s veto”?

Arizona: Allow medical marijuana?

Joe Miller (AK)

Sharron Angle (NV), Jan Brewer (AZ)

Christine O’Donnell (DE)

Rand Paul (KY)

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts