[CyberCowboy777]

Sure

In this case Zarelli ran uncontested in the primary and will run against the incumbent in Nov.

He did not start his campaign until June, you'll remember Matson pulled out after becoming a Father.

Which Congressional District are you in?

[Coop]

I'm about three time zones away - out here in Virginia. Since he ran uncontested, I'd say his numbers are quite competitive with the incumbent's, whom I presume also ran uncontested.

[Eala]

In this case Zarelli ran uncontested in the primary and will run against the incumbent in Nov.

I think Coop was saying that any contested race can skew the turnout. They had that in the 48th with the Esser/Van Luven contest for the R seat, pulling together 89% of the vote vs. 11% for the D. Any other vote involving the 48th would be skewed by the heavier R turnout.

I'm happy here in the 45th with the Bookspan and Nixon campaigns having done well without any races to skew turnout.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Myself and my wife are two more votes for Zarelli in the general (we didn't vote in the primary, because there weren't any contested primaries in our area (Olympia). (Yeah, I know, my bad, but it wasn't worth wasting two stamps for given that we had NO contested primaries, other than the Thurston County sheriff on the Rat side, and we aren't voting Rat anyway).

Anyway, Zarelli did do better than expected, with a very low turnout. Nationalizing the issues (war and defense) will certainly help him with a larger turnout.

He has a chance, which is more than you can usually say in this wacko-leftist utopia.