Live Thread - California General Election - 7 November 2006

[CounterCounterCulture]

Welcome to the live thread for the California Primary Election. Polls are open until 8pm tonight. If you are a registered voter, it is your duty to vote and defend your rights and civil liberties, protect your pocketbook, and vote the bums out where applicable.

Feel free to discuss issues key to your local area that others may be interested in. Post your polling place experiences if you like. And post numbers as they come in later tonight.

[newzjunkey]

Well, I think it has arguable merit but I suspect they'll find some judge to give Brown a pass.

[newzjunkey]

Ugh. I stepped outside for some fresh air and come back to this!

[calcowgirl]

Not good.

Lieutenant Governor
50.6% ( 12687 of 25090 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 11:32 pm  

  Candidate                     Votes    Percent 
  John Garamendi (Dem)         1,807,820    47.7 %  
  Tom McClintock (Rep)         1,781,133    47.0 %  
  James D. King (AI)              29,421     0.7 %  
  Donna J. Warren (Grn)          100,056     2.7 %  
  Lynnette Marie Shaw (Lib)       59,592     1.5 %  
  Stewart A. Alexander (PF)       17,515     0.4 %  

[newzjunkey]

KFI's John Ziegler has decided to stay on air until 1am.

[rom]

Craptacular.

[rivercat]

Improving now...

Lieutenant Governor
52.7% ( 13210 of 25090 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 11:37 pm
John Garamendi (Dem) 1,852,149 47.4 %
Tom McClintock (Rep) 1,843,538 47.2 %

[backtothestreets]

this is going down to the wire. Garamendi will likely take LA County, but the more remote precincts in the county will likely report last and slightly close the gap there. Orange County, the most conservative of the heavily populated counted is whooping Garamendi. The love Tom.

Santa Cruz County will swing to Garamendi, but neighboring Monterey County will be Tom's. Both have yet to report and they will counter one another.

[rom]

Ugh, don't see Monterey County returns in that tally. From the few acquiantences I have up there, I get the impression that they are pretty liberal. If that's the case, this isn't good.

[rom]

Oh great! Didn't think Monterey County was conservative. Good to know.

[calcowgirl]

Secretary of State
56.9% ( 14275 of 25090 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 11:48 pm  

Candidate Votes Percent 
   Debra Bowen (Dem)           1,925,871 46.8 %  
*  Bruce McPherson (Rep)       1,918,890 46.6 %  
   Glenn McMillon, Jr. (AI)       65,190  1.5 %  
   Forrest Hill (Grn)             85,216  2.1 %  
   Gail Lightfoot (Lib)           82,538  2.0 %  
   Margie Akin (PF)               41,689  1.0 %  

[calcowgirl]

I turned on NBC and got Loretta Sanchez. Ick!

[backtothestreets]

Dang, my bad. Just check registration numbers for Monterey County. Predominately D. Dang!

[rivercat]

Pombo is cooked now.

[calcowgirl]

From the few acquiantences I have up there, I get the impression that they are pretty liberal. If that's the case, this isn't good.

See post 287.... it looks like it's maybe more conservative? BTS... is that your area?

[AndyTheBear]

Pombo is cooked now.

There goes my congressman. But on the bright side this fellow McNerney has finally found gainful employment.

[newzjunkey]

Oh, lovely. What a mess.

59.4% reporting

John Garamendi (Dem)	  2,071,703	48.0 %	
Tom McClintock (Rep)  	  2,008,362	46.6 %

[calcowgirl]

Just looked at the 2002 results for the controller race for Monterey county. Thankfully, there aren't a lot of voters.

    Monterey County - 2002
    Steve Westly               Dem      41,332   49.9 
    Tom McClintock             Rep      33,311   40.2 
    Ernest F. Vance            AmI       1,068    1.2 
    Laura Wells                Grn       4,514    5.5 
    J. Carlos Aguirre          Nat       2,646    3.2 

[rom]

D'oh! I think we may have lost McClintock then. This is probably the worst defeat of the night.

[goldstategop]

I think its over for McClintock. He really ran a good race but he lives in too liberal a state. He could have been elected Governor in a Red State.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[backtothestreets]

See post 287.... it looks like it's maybe more conservative? BTS... is that your area?

No, I'm in Fresno County. I just check the state registration records for Monterey County, and it didn't look good, but ... McC has a nice lead in Santa Barbara County where Democrats out number Republicans by number similar to Monterey. Looks like Tom might take the Central coast, ... Monterey included I hope.