Allen West

3. November 2010 | 05:38

Allen West defeats Ron Klein

Republican to represent 22nd District The national wave of discontent with the Democratic-controlled Congress swept through South Florida on Tuesday, costing Ron Klein his congressional seat and sending Republican Allen West to Congress, where he’s likely to get a quick place on the national stage. (News Source: Sun-Sentinel - 04:00:19)

Live blogging from the Klein and West campaigns

I’m at the Ron Klein campaign party and my colleague David Fleshler is at the Allen West campaign party. (News Source: Sun-Sentinel - 02:15:34)

West leads comfortably, claims victory over Klein for seat in Congress

Republican Allen West, who during the campaign threatened to take U.S. Rep. Ron Klein behind the woodshed, decisively ousted the incumbent amid national discontent with the Democratic Party. (News Source: Miami Herald - 03:55:52)

Allen West declares victory over incumbent Congressman Ron Klein

Republican Allen West’s win over incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Klein by 7,000 votes in Broward County assured him of the win, Palm Beach County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Siegel said Tuesday night. (News Source: Palm Beach Daily News - 03:33:48)

Klein-West race among the most expensive in the country

According to the Federal Election Commission, through September more than $8 million was spent in the bruising race between Democratic Congressman Ron Klein and his GOP foe Allen West, among the most expensive Congressional campaigns in the country. (News Source: Sun-Sentinel - 15:15:38)

Allen West’s fellow Wheels on the Road columnists make an excellent brain trust

Allen West could soon become the first sitting U.S. congressman with close ties to a white racist biker gang (well, at least since Sen. Dirtbeard Jones [R-Penn] back in ‘46). It’s all the more remarkable considering that West - who’s four points ahead of Rep. Ron Klein in his Broward and Pa… (News Source: Miami New Times - 16:54:46)

While PB County still counting, Broward win pushes Allen West to victory over incumbent Ron Klein

Republican Allen West’s win in Broward County by 7,000 votes over incumbent Democratic Congressman Ron Klein assured him of the victory, Palm Beach County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Siegel said late Tuesday night. (News Source: Palm Beach Daily News - 04:19:08)

Congress: Allen West comortably ahead of incumbent Ron Klein

As Tuesday night went on and it became clear that the predicted wave of GOP victories in the mid-term elections was a fact, the hundreds of participants at the “Allen West for Congress” rally here were riding that wave with whoops and hollers and just holding on until they could claim a victory of their own. (News Source: The Palm Beach Post - 03:55:13)

West leading Klein handily

GOP hopeful Allen West was leading incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Klein handily in the closely watched District 22 congressional race. In early returns, West had 58 percent of the vote to Klein’s 43 percent. The Klein/West race is believed to be the most heavily financed congressional contest in the nation. As the night went on […] (News Source: The Palm Beach Post - 01:58:00)

Klein-West race down to wire

Democrat incumbent Rep. Ron Klein has run television ads accusing his Republican opponent of harboring a “sinister side,” of being “too extreme, too dangerous.” And he has highlighted Allen West’s personal financial troubles, including a string of liens from his homeowners association. (News Source: Miami Herald - 03:43:27)

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