The 2014 primary season ends (Sept. 9: DE, MA, NH, NY, RI)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Tillis 42 Harris 35  for some early rather meaningless numbers.

[Flake]

Tillis leads 48-21-21

[Lief 🗽]

Decent chance Tillis will break 50% based on the results so far, IMO.

[RogueBeaver]

Ace of Spades calls it for Tillis.

[ElectionsGuy]

Indiana closed 2 hours ago for most of the state. Calls for the House:

IN-2: Bock (D)

IN-3: Stutzman (R/I)

IN-4: Rokita (R/I)

IN-5: Brooks (R/I)

IN-7: Carson (D/I)

IN-8: Bucshon (R/I)

IN-9: Young (R/I)

All incumbents have won their primaries

[RogueBeaver]

So Tillis looks fine. Jones and Griffin are less than a point apart per SBE. Is the recount margin 0.5%?

[ElectionsGuy]

10% in

45-30-15. Tillis-Brannon-Harris.

Tillis is going to win, now we just need to figure out if he'll get >50%.

[LeBron]

These sites also work pretty good for those who live around Northeast Ohio. Statewide races/issues are still covered on these links, but there's also some local coverage as well especially on Issue 7, Cuyahoga County Executive, some school levies and judgeships, and central committees.

http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/RaceResultsAll.aspx

http://www.wkyc.com/elections/

And I'm happy to say......ED FITZGERALD HAS WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR OHIO GOVERNOR!!!!! Despite the fact that 45% of Ohioans still don't know anything about him, he's leading former criminal convict and marijuana activist Larry Ealy 89-11 with only a few precincts reporting. Unfortunately, John KaSick went unopposed and will advance to the general. I voted for Fitz, of course. Charlie Earl unfortunately didn't make the primary ballot either after being denied access by a number of federal courts and denied emergency action by the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the Secretary of State race, Republican incumbent Jon Husted goes unopposed and Democratic State Senator Nina Turner of Cleveland goes unopposed. I voted for Turner.

In the Attorney General race, Republican AG Mike DeWine advances to the general unopposed as does former Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper for the Dems. I voted for Pepper, reluctantly.

In the Treasurer race, incumbent Josh Mandel, shockingly did go unopposed and will be the Republican in the general against State Rep Connie Pillich (D) of Cincinnati. I voted for Pillich.

For Cuyahoga County Executive, as expected, Armond Budish (D), State Rep and former Ohio Speaker, has a huge lead and a lot of is in part from his party backing and tons and tons of endorsements he's received despite spending little to none of his 6 figure campaign cash so far. There's no percentages, but Budish leads with 27,840 votes to State Senator Shirley Smith's 7,464 to Activist Tim Russo's 3,000 votes exactly to County Sheriff Bob Reid's 2,786 to former North Olmsted Mayor's Tom O'Grady's (who my former history professor knows) 2,002 votes. I did end up voting for Budish and luckily, it seems he will be our next Executive. A great liberal to succeed FitzGerald.

On Issue 7, which #KeepsClevelandStrong, it's passing 62-38 (42,673 - 26,506) even with low turnout and a number of defectee "Democrats" who opposed the issue because "mah weed and alcohol." We'll be able to create thousands of jobs now by funding our sports stadiums for another 20 years by extending the tax on alcohol and cigarettes and creating good paying jobs and boosting economic growth! I voted for Keeping Cleveland Strong.

I'll update you guys on the other races in a little bit.

[RogueBeaver]

Jones and Griffin are separated by 12 votes ATM.

[Lief 🗽]

Looking like a rough night for friends of the Paul family.

[Miles]

Jones up 52-45.

[RogueBeaver]

That's weird: SBE just went from 39% of precincts to 18%.

[Miles]

Rouzer up 60-34 but (almost) all of Johnston County is in.

[Vosem]

On Issue 7, which #KeepsClevelandStrong, it's passing 62-38 (42,673 - 26,506) even with low turnout and a number of defectee "Democrats" who opposed the issue because "mah weed and alcohol."

Not a particularly unexpected result, but

[Miles]

Tillis holding at 45% with over 25% in.

[Miles]

With almost all of Wake in Tillis is winning it by 4-5. Not good for Brannon.

[Maxwell]

It looked close for a minute, but I think Ellmers is pulling away with it. Not that it was supposed to be competitive, but for a second it looked pretty surprising.

[ElectionsGuy]

Clay Aiken only 2 points ahead of Crisco in NC-2

[Torie]

With almost all of Wake in Tillis is winning it by 4-5. Not good for Brannon.

Need to see Mecklenberg and Forsyth first.

[Miles]

With almost all of Wake in Tillis is winning it by 4-5. Not good for Brannon.

Need to see Mecklenberg and Forsyth first.

Tillis was at 54% in Meck, but he's from there. In Forsyth, he's tying Harris.

[rob in cal]

I think Roche, Ellmer's opponent, raised about 2% of the money she did.  If he had decent funding it would have been a close race I think.  Hopefully Walter Jones hangs in there.  I like the idea of a conservative somewhat anti-war candidate getting renominated in the South over well funded, Palin endorsed opposition.

[Miles]

Jones is trailing by 38 votes, but just over 10% is in.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I think Roche, Ellmer's opponent, raised about 2% of the money she did.  If he had decent funding it would have been a close race I think.  Hopefully Walter Jones hangs in there.  I like the idea of a conservative somewhat anti-war candidate getting renominated in the South over well funded, Palin endorsed opposition.

If he had half the money she did, he would have beaten her.

[RogueBeaver]

So what should we be looking for in NC-3?

[Maxwell]

Jones is trailing by 38 votes, but just over 10% is in.

I'm looking at Politico, which seems to have around 22% in, and they have Jones with a 1163 vote and a 6.8% lead.