2014 Illinois Mid-Term Elections
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Name ______Class ______2014 Illinois Mid-Term Elections Homework This homework should be done in the evening of Tuesday, November 4th, AFTER THE ELECTIONS!! Part I: 2014 Midterm Election Maps DIRECTIONS: 1. GO TO usatoday.com. 2. CLICK ON the link on the top toolbar for NEWS. 3. CLICK ON the side bar link for Elections. 3. CLICK ON the link/page with the red & blue election map of the U.S. labeled USA TODAY’s Elections Outlook. Or enter the web address below: http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/elections-forecast-2014/#/senate
1. U.S. Senate Results Map Color in the given map appropriately, after the elections, according to the results of the 2014 MidTerm US Senate elections, with the proper colors for every state. For example: Blue for a Democratic result and Red for a Republican result. Leave the state White if there was no election and color it in Grey if the race is still too close to call.
2. U.S. Gubernatorial Results Map Color in the given map appropriately, after the elections, according to the results of the 2014 MidTerm US Governors’ elections, with the proper colors for every state. For example: Blue for a Democratic result and Red for a Republican result. Leave the state White if there was no election and color it in Grey if the race is still too close to call.
Part II: Compare to your original maps from last week. 2014 U.S. SENATE RACE RESULTS: a. Who won the majority in the US Senate, Republicans or Democrats? ______
______b. Were there any upsets in the US Senate Race? In other words, did any blue states turn red or did any red states turn blue? If so, name them. What color were they, and what are they now? ______
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c. What was the result of the 7 “toss-up” states (and KY)?
Alaska ______Kansas ______Iowa ______Louisiana ______Georgia ______N. Carolina ______New Hampshire ______Kentucky ______
2014 U.S. HOUSE of REPRSENTATIVES RACE RESULTS: a. Who won the majority in the US House, Republicans or Democrats? ______
______b. What happened in the too close to call IL Districts #10 and #13? 1. IL Congressional District #10: ______2. IL Congressional District #13: ______c. What was the result of your Congressional District, either District #3, 4, 5, or # 7?
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Part III: US Gubernatorial (Governor’s) Race Results a. Who won the majority of the Governor’s races, Republicans or Democrats?
______b. Who won in the state of Illinois? ______c. Who won in the state of Wisconsin?
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Compare to your original maps from last week: d. Were there any upsets in the US Governor’s Races? In other words, did any blue states turn red or did any red states turn blue? If so, name them. What color were they, and what are they now? ______
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______e. What was the result of the 9 other “toss-up” states?
Alaska ______Kansas ______Colorado ______Massachusetts______Georgia ______Maine ______Florida ______Conn. ______Arkansas ______