Press release from the Causey camp: Chad Causey conceded the election for the First Congressional District today and released the following statement: “Nobody thought we could come this close to winning. The national pundits and the polls said we couldn’t…
Author: bhr_iat2rz
National Update
Daniel Inouye’s win in Hawaii means that, barring a complete defection by Joe Lieberman, the Democrats will continue to control the Senate. Phew. (Now, if CO-Sen, PA-Sen, NV-Sen, WA-Sen, or IL-Sen can just go blue, we can all exhale fully.)
#ARElections: O'Brien Leads in AR-Sec. State
O’Brien 223,877 (51%), Martin 216,458 (49%), 42% precincts reporting.
#ARElections: Causey Concedes?
According to content partner Roby Brock (via @robybrock Twitter): Crawford campaign tells me Causey has conceded. #ARElections #ARVote
#ARElections: AR-Lt. Gov. Tweet Update
Per @sarahdwire: Broadway and Darr still closely matched but several counties that favor Darr haven’t submitted results
Random
“Boehner” is Dutch for “Orange.”
#ARElections: State House Dist. 46
It looks as if BHR punching bag David Meeks is going to win in district 46. Congrats, David; while I was pulling for the Democrat, I can’t be too mad about two years of you providing easy fodder for this…
#ARElections: Down-Ballot Constitutional Offices (10:25 p.m.)
According to Arkansas Business, here are the current totals: AR-Lt. Gov: Shane Broadway and Mark Darr are effectively tied (slight lead in total votes for Broadway). AR-Sec. State: Mark Martin and Pat O’Brien are effectively tied (slight lead in total…
#ARElections: Pulaski Co. J.P. Dawne Vandiver Wins
Congrats to Dawne Benafield Vandiver for her win tonight over Mark Leggett.
#ARElections: AR-04 Called For Mike Ross
So sayeth CNN. While not a shock in any sense, it’s still nice to know that enough sanity remains in Arkansas to prevent someone like Beth Anne Rankin from being a U.S. Representative.