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

[Never]

North Georgia seems to be reporting slower than South Georgia. Considering how close Perdue is keeping this despite that, it seems like he might be able to pull off a win.

Wow.  Perdue's looking quite nice from the early returns.

If he could somehow pull this out then that makes be 2/2 in GOP Senate runoff predictions, and I would have been going against the conventional wisdom both times.  

You might be our Cassandra

[Del Tachi]

Why is Perdue doing so well in North Georgia?  Isn't it the most conservative part of the state?  Why is Kingston not doing better there given his Tea Party-backed campaign?

[Adam Griffin]

Hice's margin of victory just shrunk by around 1,000 votes.

[Barnes]

The worst part about living in GA-10 is that I'm literally 5 minutes away from the fourth. So, so close...

And Walton County will be the culprit in all of this if Hice wins.

Ugh, those people.

[Adam Griffin]

Why is Perdue doing so well in North Georgia?  Isn't it the most conservative part of the state?  Why is Kingston not doing better there given his Tea Party-backed campaign?

Which part of North Georgia? It makes sense for him to be doing well in places like Cherokee and Forsyth (more or less like Desoto). He's the Metro ATL type of Republican; Kingston really isn't. Kingston probably could have done better there against someone else, but he chose to embrace some really blatantly negative campaigning with a Tea Party bent (not that the Tea Party can't do well there, but usually not in a race like this against a business Republican).

It doesn't make much sense for him to be doing well north and east of Hall County. Kingston's performance in my neck of the woods (NW) makes sense, though.

[Barnes]

Perdue's lead down to 300

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

54% in, Kingston ahead by about 4,000 votes. Still plenty of urban vote out.

Loudermilk beats Barr 70-30 in District 11 with 40% in!

[Adam Griffin]

Man, Barr is getting just stomped. I wonder what turnout looks like in the northern and southern halves of the district (for the first time ever, that district has more people in Loudermilk's area than Barr's).

Hice's lead opening

[Miles]

Kinsgton is running out of Chatham County. Only a few precincts left there are still out.

[Never]

AoSHQDD has Perdue at 50.1, Kingston at 49.8.

[Matty]

Calling it for Perdue. Another tea party loss.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Second call of the night: Jones defeats Johnson 61-39 in State Senate District 22.
Third: Reese defeats Tavio 63-37 with 70% in (District 1 Dem)

[Never]

SOS has Perdue up by 2,000 votes.

[Adam Griffin]

Perdue's lead is widening. 1,600 votes now. Haven't looked at all the southern metros yet to see if there's really any outstanding votes left.

[Matty]

It's over. Nunn is smiling ear to ear. Perdue has a shady business history.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Hice ahead of Collins 54-46 at 84% in for District 10
Carter ahead of Johnson 53-47 at 70% in for District 1 GOP
54% in for superintendent, Wilson ahead of Morgan 52-48 for Dem, Buck ahead of Woods 50-50 for the GOP.
65% in for the senate, Perdue ahead 50.1 to 49.9. Still a ton of urban vote out.

[Never]

DeKalb, Clayton, and Gwinnett are only about a third in, Cobb has only about a fifth in. Perdue might have a lot of room to grow his lead.

[Adam Griffin]

It's over. Nunn is smiling ear to ear. Perdue has a shady business history.

Pretty sure Kingston would have been better. A record to attack, not seen as a moderate, did worse in polling against Nunn, etc. Perdue is essentially the Democratic Michelle Nunn; there's not going to be as much room for contrast.

[Never]

It's over. Nunn is smiling ear to ear. Perdue has a shady business history.

At least Perdue can manage to do better in the polls than Kingston. Also, GA voted for Romney, so I don't know if they'll discount Perdue because of his business background.

[RR1997]

Purdue will most likely win this, thankfully.

First Cochran defeating McDaniel in Mississippi, now this. The GOP voters are finally making good decisions for once.

[Matty]

It's very clear who the biggest enemy to the tea party is:


Urban republicans in primary elections.

[Adam Griffin]

Bibb might have some votes remaining; a few possible in Augusta, Columbus and Albany. It's hard to say because turnout appears to be quite varied between counties...like a lot.

It's actually even more surprising to see Perdue ahead in those cities/counties right now than the race as a whole.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

State House District 22 goes for Cantro over Billelo 68-32 with 81% in!
State House District 112 goes for Belton 51-49 over Brooks!

67% in for the senate, Perdue ahead 50.3 to 49.7. Still a number of counties in the southeast at something less than 100% reporting, so it's not over yet for Kingston.

[Miles]

It's very clear who the biggest enemy to the tea party is:


Urban republicans in primary elections.

If only...

[Never]

SOS has every county except for Dade (in NW Georgia) reporting something.