The late, great Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.” Even if he wasn’t talking specifically about the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office, his words are nonetheless on…
Tag: Pat O’Brien (D)
#ARElections: O'Brien Concedes In AR-Sec. State
BHR called it early this morning, but with Pat O’Brien’s concession, it’s now more or less official: Mark Martin is your next Secretary of State. Silly me, I thought we were sure to get an upgrade over the current Secretary…
#ARElections: AR-Sec. State … Ugh.
Conversing with a local politico who said, “So taking the below, and adding Pat’s 30K spread in Pulaski, this leaves Martin about 10K to make up in the other 25ish counties including 2 heavily GOP counties with almost 300K people.”…
#ARElections: AR-Sec. State, Wherein We All Wait For Pulaski & NWA
The slow reporting of the northwest corner of the state has been mentioned, but, as someone who I trust even more than my own take on such things points out, Pat O’Brien apparently has a roughly 30K vote spread in…
#ARElections: AR-Lt. Gov., Sec. State Races Still Tight (1:00 a.m.)
Shane Broadway 333,535 (50%), Mark Darr 330,175 (50%), with 85% of precincts reporting. Pat O’Brien 332,063 (50%), Mark Martin 332,033 (50%), with 86% of precincts reporting.
#ARElections: AR-Sec. State, Lt. Gov. Still Tight
Mark Martin 326,547 (50%), Pat O’Brien 324,435 (50%), with 82% of precincts reporting. Shane Broadway 328,279 (50%), Mark Darr 326,571 (50%), with 82% of precincts reporting.
#ARElections: O'Brien With Slim Lead, Over 3/4 Counted
Per the Pat O’Brien campaign, O’Brien is up by about 600 votes over Mark Martin with 78% of the vote tabulated.
#ARElections: Down-Ballot Congressional Offices
Quick updates, as my attention span (read: willingness to stay awake) wanes: AR-Lt. Gov: Shane Broadway 279,468 (51%), Mark Darr 264,152 (49%), with 65% of precincts reporting. AR-Sec. State: Pat O’Brien 278,100 (51%), Mark Martin 266,841 (49%), with 65% of…
#ARElections: O'Brien Leads in AR-Sec. State
O’Brien 223,877 (51%), Martin 216,458 (49%), 42% precincts reporting.
#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…