Democrats kept control of governorships in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Indiana. In West Virginia, Democratic U.S. Rep. Bob Wise ousted Republican Gov. Cecil Underwood. Senior citizens in Iowa received telephone calls falsely telling them they couldn't vote today unless they were specially registered. A radio station in Tampa, Fla., told listeners that Republicans vote Tuesday and Democrats vote today. It was the first time nationally that touch-screen technology had been applied on such a widespread basis.
Election officials expect to cut by half the time it took to count ballots.