Lamb vs. Saccone Special Election PA18

NY Times ^ | March 13, 2018

[Pinkbell]

A thread to discuss the results.

I feel like Lamb has a lot of momentum, has run as a moderate, and has run a better campaign. I'll predict he'll win tonight (although I'd like to see Saccone win).

NYT does a good job with election results.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I guess this district want illegals first, gun control, and higher taxes.No excuses for GOP voters not to come out and vote.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Larry Schweikart ‏ @LarrySchweikart 3s4 seconds ago GOP in PA saying Saccone will win but an auto recount cuz of narrow margin.

[PaulZe]

now 918 difference with 22 precincts left to report

[Theodore R.]

Loss down to 918, still with 96 percent of precincts reporting

[snarkytart]

No money?

Hopefully the RNC is saving their money for midterms since this district might not even exists next time around?

idk

But I’m tired of losing these special elections

[NutsOnYew]

Now at 49.9 lamb 49.5 Saccone

[Sacajaweau]

recount cuz of margin Only in a statewide election.

[Davy Crocket]

919 votes separate them! 49.9 49.5

[SMGFan]

Uninformed voters

[edh]

“818 vote difference 96% in according to CNN”

Many of the districts left on the NYT map “should” be Saccone friendly, but it might not be enough. I saw a couple districts that didn’t report in Bethel Park (purple area in Allegheny County) and a few very solid red districts in Washington County (Peters Township ... great area :-)) ... I don’t think it’ll be enough though.

Something is at a standstill since numbers stopped being reported on the NYT site.

[WalterSkinner]

..when the professor talks politics, I always listen :)

[Soros Billions]

They will steal it one way or another. Not enough vote left.

[kabar]

We just don't know the turnout numbers by precinct. These are projections. The voting totals in Washington and Westmoreland combined are more than equal to Allegheny.

That said, with 99% of Westmoreland reporting, it looks like a squeaker for Lamb. Lead less than a thousand now.

[Pietro]

A lot of the precincts in Wash Co are Peters Twp; large counts leaning red.

Don't give up yet.

[nutmeg]

Hmmm. Thanks for that info from Larry Schweikart, Sarah...

[JPJones]

Less than the 0.5% now...

[snarkytart]

Larry Schweikart ‏ @LarrySchweikart yea okay, GOP.

[SueRae]

Thank you. And to think a libertarian candidate takes that many votes..

[Sarah Barracuda]

No Problem.. :-)

[Art in Idaho]

And another Libertarian who can’t possibly win CAN throw it to the democRat.

Yes, it's so frustrating. Last count is the Libertarian has 1280 votes.