San Diego Congressional Election Results Link

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ^ | june 6, 2006

[blogblogginaway]

Bilbray/Busby results will be here under U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 50TH DISTRICT - (RUN-OFF) ... http://www.sdvote.org/election/congress.xml

All election results are on this page ... http://www.sdvote.org/election/primary.xml

[ncountylee]

W. GRIFFITH - IND 2688 3.98% That could be the margin.

[eeman]

For Washington State 2004, the vote difference between Dino Rossi and Christine Gregoire was 261 votes at the end of election day. There were two machine recounts which shaved the margin to about 100 votes. Christine Fraudoire then demanded a hand recount, and SHAZAM!! They had enough votes to win

[sofaman]

same station pointed out that the indie candidate got 4%, so Bilbray would have been up around 54%...pretty convincing. So when the Libs tomorrow start their baloney about this really being a win because it was competitive, we can tell them to pound sand.

[singfreedom]

I know. It's a shame California gives every swingin' "you know what" an opportunity to start their own political party. I would think it contributes to making even more people feel disenfranchised--as if their vote doesn't count.

[freespirited]

Latest: 51% reporting.

Precincts: 500
Counted: 255
Percentage: 51.0%

Vote for: 1
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP
37593
49.66%

FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM
33945
44.84%

W. GRIFFITH - IND
2931
3.87%

PAUL KING - LIB
1237
1.63%

[eeman]

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 50TH DISTRICT - 51 percent of precincts counted
Precincts: 500
Counted: 255
Percentage: 51.0%

Vote for: 1
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP
37593
49.66%

FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM
33945
44.84%

[TatieBug]

How can they do that when the numbers we're looking at only show 51% listed?

[jwh_Denver]

Exit polls.

[freespirited]

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 50TH DISTRICT - (RUN-OFF)

Precincts: 500
Counted: 283
Percentage: 56.6%

Vote for: 1
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP
40123
49.82%

FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM
36005
44.71%

W. GRIFFITH - IND
3088
3.83%

PAUL KING - LIB
1313
1.63%

[TatieBug]

Exit polls scare me since John Kerry won the 04 election by their count.

[singfreedom]

Well, at least he seems to be keeping that 5% margin. Thank goodness.

That "fat lady" is warming up---if you're still there, Hollywood!

[sofaman]

projecting...also they know which precincts have been tallied...and it appears from the latest update that Busby's strongest precincts have laready been counted...

[eeman]

The prediction is just a statistical probability. In order for Busby to win, She would have to get roughly 5 % more of the uncounted votes in order to be counted. That would be a 10% swing from the trend thus far. IE it would have to be Busby 50% and Bilbray 45%. That would be an extremely improbable change in the trend. It's so improbable, even the Rats probably can't fudge it

[EternalVigilance]

same station pointed out that the indie candidate got 4%, so Bilbray would have been up around 54%...pretty convincing. So when the Libs tomorrow start their baloney about this really being a win because it was competitive, we can tell them to pound sand.

Republicans better be glad there wasn't a Gilchrist in the race.

They'd be crying in their beers tonight if there were.

[singfreedom]

I can imagine how they could do that in a relatively local election, but trying to do it in a national election (or even state) would seem a lot more "if-y" to me.

[ncountylee]

Campbell, who beat Gilchrist, has been solidly against illegal aliens and amnesty.

[sofaman]

and what would have been the point of that? Bilbray is on the right side of the "iilegal" situation. Gilchrist would have been a spoiler, which considering the 4% the indie candidate received, could very well have caused Bilbray's defeat.

I give no thanks to the MM for supporting the indie candidate. That's irresponsible...

[TatieBug]

Thanks for the clarity...guess they'll have to find some votes in a truck on the way somewhere before tomorrow...wouldn't be at all surprised...legal ones too.

[EternalVigilance]

Campbell, who beat Gilchrist, has been solidly against illegal aliens and amnesty.

Yes he has, because of the pressure that has been put on him to do so. The evidence of that is in his questionable early career as a legislator on immigration issues.

My first choice is always someone who arrives at the proper conclusions without political prodding.

But if the best we can do is a politician who fears for his political life, I'll take that. ;-)

[sofaman]

yeah! we saw that in 2004 with projections based on exit polls which were woefully wrong. What adebacle THAT was...