Special state legislative elections thread (see OP for results/upcoming races)

[they don't love you like i love you]

Well Engbrecht improved but based on what's in I have to call it for Parry. He only loses if Owatonna kicks his ass.

[Rowan]

Srp? His name has no vowels?

[they don't love you like i love you]

There's a lot of people with weird Eastern European names in that part of the state. My mom is from a town called New Prague that is fairly close to the district, that should say something (though no one pronounces it like the Czech capital, everyone calls it "New Pray-g" instead of "New Prog")

[Meeker]

Final results

Mike Parry (R): 43.04%
Jason Engbrecht (DFL): 36.50%
Roy Srp (IP): 20.32%

Turnout: 27.24%

[Nhoj]

Final results

Mike Parry (R): 43.04%
Jason Engbrecht (DFL): 36.50%
Roy Srp (IP): 20.32%

Turnout: 27.24%

Isnt that really close to the coleman, franken, barkley results for the district?

[they don't love you like i love you]

Final results

Mike Parry (R): 43.04%
Jason Engbrecht (DFL): 36.50%
Roy Srp (IP): 20.32%

Turnout: 27.24%

Isnt that really close to the coleman, franken, barkley results for the district?

Rather eerily:

Coleman 42.64%
Franken 35.80%
Barkley 20.67%

Especially odd as Srp had an obvious geographic base while Barkley's support was mostly evenly spread.

[ajc0918]

Srp? His name has no vowels?

haha strange..

[they don't love you like i love you]

Map:



Don't ask me what's with that dark red township. It voted for McCain by 16 points.

[Alcon]

What township is it?

[they don't love you like i love you]

Aurora.

[Хahar 🤔]

Quite pixellated.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Quite pixellated.

I had to use the town map from the site, which looks like that zoomed in as much as it is.

Even though it wasn't an actual gerrymander despite looking like one, that map makes you realize how beneficial to the DFL 26B is. It consists of all of the Rice county portion (everything north of the border between the second and third rows, and then runs along the far western column to the bottom, then wraps around picking up the bottom row. Obama won it by the narrowest of margins, and there's really no other way to draw an Obama House district from the seat. Quite amazing.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

It appears that the special election to replace Sen. Scott Brown will be between State Rep. Lida Harkins (D-Needham) and Rep. Richard Ross (R-Wrentham). The date of the election will be set after Brown files his intention to resign his seat, which he has yet to do.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/28/wrentham_republican_seeks_browns_seat/

One would presume a small lean to Ross here considering the results of the 2004 special election that Brown won and the current political environment, but this seat was not specifically designed for a Republican and Harkins is likely to be a much better candidate than the hapless Angus McQuilken.

Republicans will hold only 4 of 40 State Senate seats once Brown goes to Washington. A loss by Republicans here, combined with a potential loss of State Sen. Tisei's seat in November (he is not seeking re-election, and is instead running for Lt. Governor) and State Sen. Hedlund's seat (if he runs for U.S. House) would be just depressing in terms of having two-party government in this state.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Hey, there was one tonight. Continuing Kentucky's trend of bizarre special election results, a Democrat picked up the House seat of a Republican who won a special Senate election a month or two back.

http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/exeres/CBFBFF75-CCC3-40E5-A221-0884DFEEB300.htm

Terry Mills (D) - 3,001 (54%)
Leo Johnson (R) - 2,518 (46%)

[Meeker]

Obama's on the comeback trail!

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Also three House districts in Missouri, one Republican and two Democratic. Only one was contested by both parties, and the Democrat held the seat by a 2-1 margin.

[rbt48]

Hey, there was one tonight. Continuing Kentucky's trend of bizarre special election results, a Democrat picked up the House seat of a Republican who won a special Senate election a month or two back.

http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/exeres/CBFBFF75-CCC3-40E5-A221-0884DFEEB300.htm

Terry Mills (D) - 3,001 (54%)
Leo Johnson (R) - 2,518 (46%)

I wonder if Terry Mills is the former Kentucky Wildcat basketball star with the same name?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Hey, there was one tonight. Continuing Kentucky's trend of bizarre special election results, a Democrat picked up the House seat of a Republican who won a special Senate election a month or two back.

http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/exeres/CBFBFF75-CCC3-40E5-A221-0884DFEEB300.htm

Terry Mills (D) - 3,001 (54%)
Leo Johnson (R) - 2,518 (46%)

I wonder if Terry Mills is the former Kentucky Wildcat basketball star with the same name?

The two articles about the result that I found describe him as a 59-year-old retired social security administration employee.

[rbt48]

Hey, there was one tonight. Continuing Kentucky's trend of bizarre special election results, a Democrat picked up the House seat of a Republican who won a special Senate election a month or two back.

http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/exeres/CBFBFF75-CCC3-40E5-A221-0884DFEEB300.htm

Terry Mills (D) - 3,001 (54%)
Leo Johnson (R) - 2,518 (46%)

I wonder if Terry Mills is the former Kentucky Wildcat basketball star with the same name?

The two articles about the result that I found describe him as a 59-year-old retired social security administration employee.

That would be the Terry Mills who played for Adolph Rupp.  I graduated in 1970, two years ahead of him, so it all fits together.  Gee, I always thought he was a Republican.  I wonder when he went south?

Well, that would explain his winning the seat.  Any former Wildcat basketball player running for office in the state is bound to have an edge.

[they don't love you like i love you]

That's some crazy geographic polarization, Republican wins one county with over 83% and almost 90% in another, but the Democrat wins due to getting over 88% in the largest county! Wow!

[Verily]

That's some crazy geographic polarization, Republican wins one county with over 83% and almost 90% in another, but the Democrat wins due to getting over 88% in the largest county! Wow!

The Republican even outperformed McCain in Casey County (78.55% McCain), but the Democrat outperformed Obama absurdly in Marion County (50.45% McCain, ~88% for the Democrat here). Pulaski County was also >75% McCain, but only a tiny sliver of it is in the district.

[they don't love you like i love you]

If a Negro can get 47% in Marion county, any local white Democrat should have a cakewalk.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Bruce Lunsford got 58% in Marion County. The Obama/McCain numbers aren't a good indicator of Democratic strength in Kentucky.

[Torie]

Hey, there was one tonight. Continuing Kentucky's trend of bizarre special election results, a Democrat picked up the House seat of a Republican who won a special Senate election a month or two back.

http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/exeres/CBFBFF75-CCC3-40E5-A221-0884DFEEB300.htm

Terry Mills (D) - 3,001 (54%)
Leo Johnson (R) - 2,518 (46%)

Are the legislative districts in KY a Dem gerrymander? It seems a bit too convenient that in this polarized district, there is this nice little built in Dem edge in a zone with very predictable voting patterns.

[they don't love you like i love you]

The old incumbent was a Republican remember.