His nearest rival, Mendsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, of the Democratic party, won less than 20%.Yet in the days before the election, powerful passions stirred.
Ever since the 2000 Presidential Election, powerful movements have been afoot to alter or abolish the Electoral College.
There were also suggestions that Mr Ashdown feared he would not get his cherished referendum on proportional representation before the next election, with powerful voices lined up against Lord Jenkins's formula to bring electoral reform to Westminster.
The Internet has always been home to fringe ideas and hoaxes, of course, but rarely have they been bolstered by an all-consuming topic like this year's election and powerful social media platforms to fan the flames.
The poll's recap reads: "With only eight days remaining until the election, a powerful eight percent of undecided voters might hold the key to whether or not this ballot initiative passes or fails to receive the mandatory 60percentt support needed to make a change to the State of Florida's constitution".
WASHINGTON -- Republican donor Sheldon Adelson needed just a few hours to earn enough money to dramatically alter the course of the Republican presidential election, a powerful example of the asymmetry between the cost of campaigns and the wealth of the richest of the rich.
"N.E.A. support in elections is powerful," he said.
Europe eagerly embraced the narrative, not wanting trouble ahead of national elections in powerful Germany in September.
The image of the president, his family and the chief justice formalising Mr Obama's re-election was powerful and moving in its simplicity and solemnity.It demonstrated that a public ritual does not require rhetorical cartwheels and marching bands to honour our most important public virtues.
While banks have paid back most of the money, and the bailout is widely credited with having helped to prevent a financial calamity, support for it has become among the biggest issues in the 2010 midterm elections, a powerful if simplistic way to attack what some see as government excess, misplaced priorities and a loss of trust between voters and elected officials.
However, elections for powerful state governors will be delayed for two days, until Thursday, in two of the worst affected states - Kaduna and Bauchi, the electoral commission announced.
