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“Republicans probably won another seat in the state Senate. Mail-in ballots will decide the outcome.”

You wrote this right after a paragraph about NY, so I’ve been searching like crazy for a special election of the NY Senate that I hadn’t heard of, when I realized that you must be talking about the WA Senate. A “WA” would have been nice. : )

read the morning papers and turns out that, while I slept, an additional GOPer got elected in my area, too .... by 18 votes. 801 to 783. due to AB’s, etc. We wrote him off as a lost cause weeks ago.

One other GOP newcomer lost citywide,
3926 to 3911

In my voting place, over 20% of the votes for at-large alderman were BLANK. We just needed 15 more republicans who showed up to actually vote for the Republicans, instead of leaving their vote blank for alderman.

One final spot, we lost by 4 votes ... and 17 ballots were spoiled due to error ... the wrong ballots were used at that spot briefly ... so we get a second chance likely. A re-vote next month.

I think in the future I am only working locally at these ward matters in my own town cuz I like to win. Winning at a larger scale requires cooperation of too many other people.

I just have a hard time getting worked up over the VA Gov race since I am not involved in it. In my old age, I figure the greater world can take of itself and I will work on stomping out the communists in my own ward area. It is an interesting project cuz one voting district in part of state rep district 25 (a challenging area) and the next voting district over is part of a swing district state rep ... which could go GOP when it is open. So that is 2 state rep seats we can work on.

I’ve helped win 5 state rep seats since ‘10, but as an out-of-towner, I am cast aside as irrelevant after the victory is obtained. It was a flawed strategy. Successful, but flawed. And the Scott Brown people never send me a Christmas card. I don’t even get one from Doug Hoffman NY-23 (Dede Scazzafava opponent).

“Stay local, my friends.”

“I am the most interesting political hack in the world.” -campaignPete

Ah I didn’t know there was a WA State Senate special, it’s for the seat of Derek Kilmer, who was elected to replace Norm Dicks in Congress. The Senate is currently run by a coalition of Republicans and 2 democrats. Longtime “DINO” Tim Sheldon and a former State House RINO party switcher, elected as a rat to the Senate, Rodney Tom. Picking up this seat would leave the GOP 1 shy of a real majority. The GOP candidate is State Rep. Jan Angel, her foe appointed rat Senator Nathan Schlicher. Angel’s House seat appears secure if she wins and vacates it. She’s ahead by just under 52-48 according to the latest numbers.

http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/LegislativeDistrict26.html

There were 2 more specials, both GOP versus GOP runoffs.

The roller coaster continues in VA. Obenshain up again by 681 votes.

http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY

I’m glad for the success in your town, Pete. And sad at those close losses. A few votes. Once by late Grandma and her friends were the margin of victory in their small suburban Mayoral race.