At Least Seven of LCV Dirty Dozen Defeated. "ENS, November 6, 2008. The election results for the 2008 League of Conservation Voters' Dirty Dozen List show at least seven of them were defeated. The assessments of their legislative performance are those of the LCV.
"Out: 1) Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina Republican Senator... lifetime LCV score of 12%... one of Big Oil's biggest Congressional allies... defeated by state senator Democrat Kay Hagen... 2) Dean Andal, California Republican Congressman... 9% lifetime score from the California LCV [for] his time as a state senator... defeated by incumbent Congressman Jerry McNerney, a renewable energy engineer... 3) Joe Knollenberg, Michigan Republican Congressman... lifetime LCV score of 9%... defeated by former state senator... Gary Peters, the first Democrat to represent the district in 75 years... 4) Anne Northup, former Kentucky Republican Congresswoman... lifetime LCV score of 7%... defeated by incumbent Congressman John Yarmuth, who defeated her to win the seat two years ago... 5) Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican Congressman who ran for a U.S. Senate seat... 3% lifetime LCV score... Pearce was defeated by Tom Udall... [Congressman with LCV score of 92%]... 6) Bob Schaffer, Colorado Republican businessman running for a seat in the Senate... career politician-turned-oil executive... 5% LCV lifetime score... major proponent of the Bush/Cheney energy plan... defeated by another member of the Udall family, Democrat Congressman Mark Udall... with a 92% LCV score... 7) Tim Walberg, Michigan Republican Congressman... one of the most anti-environment members of the 2006 Congressional class, has a 3% LCV lifetime score... In a close race, Walberg was defeated by state senator Mark Schauer."
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