Pro-Liberty Republicans win across the U.S.

From Eric Dondero:

A quick look at some of the Governor's races around the country that Libertarian Republican has been following these past few months.

No doubt, those who were following the returns on Fox News or CNN last night are aware of these big Republican wins: Rick Perry easily re-elected in Texas, Susana Martinez historic win in New Mexico, Nikki Haley prevails in South Carolina, Tom Corbett with 55% in Pennsylvania, Rick Snyder the winner in Michigan, Jan Brewer wins overwhelmingly in Arizona, and Sean Parnell easily re-elected in Alaska.

Pro-Liberty Republicans however, suffered two heartbreaking losses in New England; Charlie Baker for Massachusetts Governor by 49% to 42%, and John Stephen for New Hampshire Gov. 52% to 46%.

Ohio: Kasich defeats Obama Dem Ted Strickland

Now, for the closer races.

Although they do not declare the race over, CNN has Tea Party Republican Paul LePage winning in Maine over Independent Elliot Culter, 38% to 37%. LePage is over Cutler by slightly more than 6,000 votes.

Ditto for Florida. CNN does not yet put FL in the Republican column. Yet Republican Rick Scott is over Democrat Alexis Sink 49% to 48%. The margin of the win is right at a significant 53,000 votes. This would appear comfortable enough where Sink should concede. (Jennifer Carroll, Scott's running mate, now becomes the highest elected African-American female officeholder in the Nation.)

John Kasich, and running-mate Mary Taylor, have been declared the winners in Ohio, with 49% to incumbent Ted Strickland's 47%. This was a bit tighter than many had expected. But still an enormous win for the Republican Party.

Shockers! Dudley up in Oregon, Foley wins Connecticut

In a heartbreaking loss for the GOP and the Tea Party, Tom Emmer was defeated in Minnesota 44% to 43%. There was a viable third-party candidate in the race. But in neighboring Wisconsin Republicans picked off a longheld Democrat Governorship, Scott Walker over Tom Barret 52% to 47%.

The Illinois Governors race really is still too close to call with incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn at 46%, and Republican Bill Brady at 46%. Quinn is ahead by some 9,000 votes out of a total of 3.2 million cast.

Another race too close to call, but increasingly looking like the biggest Governors race upset of the night: Oregon. Former NBA star Chris Dudley is at 50% over Democrat incumbent John Kitzhaber with 48%. Dudley is ahead by 21,000 votes with some 1.1 million cast. A win here for the GOP would be hugely devastating for the Democrats.

And perhaps the most shocking loss for the Democrats of the night, in any of the Governors races: Connecticut. Although the race has not yet been declared, Republican Tom Foley has 50% to Dan Malloy's 49%. Foley is up 11,000 votes out of approximately 1 million cast. Foley had been behind in all the polls until late last week.