Posted on 11/29/2006 5:28:34 PM PST by LdSentinal
Democrat challenger Larry Kissell conceded defeat Wednesday to Rep. Robin Hayes, after an initial phase of a hand recount showed the result was not likely to change.
Kissell conceded even though only five of the 10 counties in the district had completed the hand recount of sample precincts that he requested. He picked up 2 votes, but would have needed a total of about 10 votes to trigger a full recount.
"After today's recounts, I offer Congressman Hayes a belated congratulation for his victory now that the votes have been counted," Kissell said in a statement. He...
...also said he was starting his 2008 congressional bid immediately.
The race, which Hayes led by just 329 votes out of 121,523 cast following a machine recount last week, is one of the nation's last unresolved elections for a U.S. House seat.
"Representing the folks of the 8th District for a fifth term is an honor and I look forward to continue working on the issues of importance to each county and local community," Hayes said in a statement. "I can't express my thanks to all the hard-working volunteers who helped our campaign to victory."
In the other races, Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, the subject of an FBI bribery investigation, will facefellow Democrat Karen Carter in a Dec. 9 runoff in Louisiana. In Texas, GOP Rep. Henry Bonilla will face Democratic former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in a Dec. 12 runoff.
In Florida, Democrat Christine Jennings has contested her election loss to Republican Vern Buchanan, whom state officials certified as the winner of a race to replace Rep. Katherine Harris.
Jennings is trailing Buchanan by 369 votes after a manual recount. She has said machines malfunctioned in Sarasota County, where many voters attended a public hearing after the election to complain that the machines didn't properly register their vote.
Buchanan has moved forward as thecongressman-elect, arguing that recounts confirmed him the winner and an initial testing of the machines hasn't produced any evidence they malfunctioned.
In Ohio, a recount is under way in the race between Rep. Deborah Pryce and Democratic challenger Mary Jo Kilroy. Pryce won the race by 1,055 votes, but the margin was small enough to trigger an automatic recount.
That is a 14 seat majority for nancy & co.
HA HA HA, today on the local news, they reported that there was a malfunction
and it reported that there were 95 votes for Jennings, and it should have
only been 55. She should have kept her lib mouth shut, and realized we dont want her.
Robin Hayes?
It probably will not matter, as the Dems will probably not seat Vern Buchanan, and will try to steal the election by seating Jennings, or by ordering a new election.
GOP hangs on ping!
Will they seat her now that she has conceded?
I think that someday it is going to dawn on the morons living in this country why everyone used to vote ON THE SAME DAY before we became a bunch of "intellectual" morons. Everyone voting the same day not only discouraged voter fraud but it also allowed a winner be to be declared before the damn Congressional term was over.
BTTT
Sorry, I was referring to the FL-13 race between Vern Buchanan and Christine Jennings, not that in the headline of the article.
Good news.
Thanks for the clarification
Nice to know!
Is the the final race that was in contention?
Or do the dems lose a couple more they protested?
OK...I'm pretty sure you mean a swing of 14/15 seats next election and the Republicans are back, not a 14 seat "majority" right? Isn't it 29?
Technically yes, but I'm using the MSM version of majority, when they said the GOP had a 15 seat voting majority.
But now all you will hear from the MSM is that nancy has a 29 seat majority.
Well, it's nice to see another Republican winning. We need every single seat we can get.
Did either of you hear a final on Parks Helms?
I've missed Keith Larson this week... Thanks. :-)
Black is in - I'm assuming Helms is in.
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