Posted on 07/07/2015 6:14:16 PM PDT by parksstp
Page for Election Results (This was hard to find and I couldn't find another post on it)
http://www.connecttristates.com/elections/results/
What do you expect from Illinois? The majority of those people describe the term insanity perfectly - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. LaHood will just be a rubber stamp for boehner the drunk, and company.
Turnout was poor.
This was disappointing. If you look at the map of the District the Tea Party/Conservative/Evangelical numbers should be close to about 50% here.
They didn’t come out to vote. Don’t know much about the race but sounds like Flynn didn’t do a very good job of campaigning.
It appears that Darin LaHood has won. I would have voted for Mr. Flynn. The low turnout is a sad commentary on Peoria.
Combiner Junior LaThug gets his primary anointment. Another knob polisher for Zero.
Sad.
KHQA Election News Updates
7/7/2015 10:37:47 PM
IL-U.S. House-District 18-Dem Totals 100% Reporting
x-Rob Mellon (D) 4,599 61%
Adam Lopez (D) 2,999 39%
IL-U.S. House-District 18-GOP Totals 100% Reporting
x-Darin LaHood (R) 31,361 69%
Michael Flynn (R) 12,560 28%
Donald Rients (R) 1,233 3%
Interesting Dem votes are both one short of 4,600 and 3,000.
Total Dem votes: 7,598
Total Rep vote: 45,154
Looks like the Reps have an unfare advantage, They need to institute a system to level the playing field in that district. Every dem vote should be worth six votes.
NOTE: this is humor, I am not really advocating such a system.
Turnout in special elections is almost always low, almost everywhere, this is nothing specific to the area (The majority of Peoria itself is in the 17th now btw, which is great for the 18th and terrible for the 17th). And that’s usually a good thing cause casual voters tend to be libs.
Anyway, 69%-28% (and 3% for some loser prison guard).
I’d say I’m disappointed by the margin but a close loss would have just pissed me off more. We lost this at the filing deadline. Flynn was a 2nd tier candidate at best, running his first race ever, stronger ones were scared/bribed out. LaHood won on his daddy’s name recognition.
Ted Cruz endorsing Flynn YESTERDAY obviously didn’t do the trick. He should have done it weeks ago and talked up Flynn to other conservatives, weeks ago. I don’t have the financial data but I presume money wasn’t close to being close. $ talks, candidates without the green to plaster their face all over the tv usually don’t win, especially when everyone knows who their opponent’s daddy is.
“Conservative activists” in this state are stupid, many were bribed/fooled into backing Jr. cause he’s “more conservative than his dad”.
This margin indicates to me this effort was pathetic all around. Another bite at the apple for the full term next year, I expect another weak challenge (if any at all).
That sucks out loud, but I was expecting it. I actually prefer the prior Congressman to another LaHood, though he was nothing great.
gotta wonder if any of yous guys are going to Davenport for the caucuses?
summer is a great time to campaign.
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