http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310143922.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310143922.html DIAMOND, Mo. — Standing next to a statue of George Washington Carver on Wednesday, Paxton Williams couldn’t help but think about how far the nation has come since Carver, a child of slaves, made his mark on America. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310010959.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310010959.html WASHINGTON — Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. “Change has come,” he told to a huge throng of jubilant supporters. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001541.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001541.html Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly endorsed all four ballot measures Tuesday. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001150.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001150.html Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001022.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_310001022.html House Democrats solidified their control of the northeast and made gains in the South on Tuesday by defeating Republicans from Connecticut to Arizona as they pushed for historic gains in their majority. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309230252.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309230252.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309225548.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309225548.html Gamblers, educators and economic development officials were waiting to see whether Missourians wanted to rewrite the state’s unique restrictions on casinos. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309105101.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309105101.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:27:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309222755.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309222755.html Missouri’s reputation as a presidential bellwether was on the line Tuesday in a close contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:51:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309215212.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309215212.html Republican Rep. Roy Blunt defeats Democrat Richard Monroe to win re-election in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309212700.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309212700.html The polls at this small St. Louis suburb were set to close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, but with hundreds of voters in line after waits that for some topped six hours, few were ready to leave. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309205930.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309205930.html Off the ballot but still in voters’ minds, President Bush watched election results like the rest of the country Tuesday night and privately told his friends and advisers, “May God bless whoever wins tonight.” Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309201241.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309201241.html The AP reports that Democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon defeats Republican Rep. Kenny Hulshof in Missouri’s race for governor. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309200319.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309200319.html John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a Vermont victory as he bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, first spoils in the race for the White House. Democrats gained a Senate seat, the first of several they had in their sights in a country at war and anything but prosperous. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309135049.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/presidential/local_story_309135049.html Voters in 11 states were choosing governors Tuesday, deciding close contests in North Carolina and Washington as Republicans tried to chip away at the Democrats’ slim majority of gubernatorial seats.