Vice President Joe Biden's comments on Election Day that independent Greg Orman was "with us" could have had a profound impact on the election. Before his comments, Democrats had remained mostly silent on speculating which party Orman would caucus with while Republican attack ads claimed Orman was a closet Democrat and would caucus with Democrats in the Senate.

In one, last-minute sentence, Biden threw a political bone that was devoured by the media, Internet news outlets, and the Roberts campaign. But just how planned was it?

On Tuesday, Californians went to the polls to determine the legislative makeup of the world's 9th largest economy. Democrats held onto every statewide office, including the governorship, where Jerry Brown was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term.

On November 4,^, 2014, during the general election, millions of California voters exercised their right to vote and have chosen the direction they want for the state. Like much of the United States, California’s political landscape is changing as independent voter registration continues to increase and candidates must now become more appealing to broader voter demographics.

Nine of New Jersey’s 12 congressional districts were won by incumbents this year, and of the three open seats, only one district was seen as competitive going into Election Day.

In the heavily gerrymandered districts, usually the most important elections are during the primaries, which just makes general elections mandate-affirming exercises. However, in New Jersey, nearly half of the electorate is locked out of the closed primary process because they choose not to affiliate with the Republican and Democratic parties.

Californians voted on 6 statewide propositions on Election Day, three of which were approved by a majority of voters: Propositions 1, 2, and 47. Propositions 45, 46, and 48 did not pass.

Proposition 1: Passed

Prop. 1 is a $7.5 billion water bond for California’s water system.

In the race to represent the Silicon Valley, Democratic U.S. Representative Mike Honda is poised to defeat Democratic challenger Ro Khanna in a very close race for California's 17th Congressional District.

Backed by big donors in the Silicon Valley, Khanna ran on the platform that the tech-driven community needed a new perspective to better represent industry needs. Backed by the Democratic Party, Honda touted his experience as his main advantage over the 38 year-old hopeful.

Republican Carl DeMaio is holding on to a very slight lead in the extremely tight race for California's 52nd Congressional District in San Diego. He is ahead of one-term U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D) by less than one percentage point.

One hundred percent of precincts have reported in, but according to the county registrar, approximately 180,000 mail and provisional ballots have not been counted.

Georgian voters have re-elected Republican Nathan Deal to be their governor. He won 53 percent of the vote (with 98% of precincts reporting in), defeating Democrat Jason Carter, who only received 44 percent of the vote.

Voters also elected Republican David Perdue to the U.S. Senate, who won 54 percent of the vote (with 96% of precincts reporting), defeating Democrat Michelle Nunn. Perdue will replace retiring Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and will be entering a GOP-majority

It is hard to believe that in Massachusetts, a state that has voted for the Democratic candidate in the last 7 presidential elections and doesn't have a single Republican representing it in Congress, a Republican could win in a statewide race. However, on Tuesday, November 4, Republican Charlie Baker defeated Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) in an extremely tight race to become the next governor of the commonwealth.

Measure 90, Oregon's top-two open primary initiative, came up short on Tuesday, November 4. According to the Oregon secretary of state, with 73 percent of precincts reporting, the measure failed to pass with nearly 67 percent of votes against it and 33 percent in favor.

The ballot initiative would have replaced Oregon's closed partisan primary system with primary elections open to all voters and candidates.