State Legislature Special Election Megathread v2

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Very little of Austin proper is in that senate district, but it’s got WilCo, which if you remember flipped to Beto quite dramatically. A good portion of the voters live there (~45% I think). Another interesting factor is Brazos County (Bryan-College Station) which would have about 20% or so of the district’s population. Beto actually did surprisingly well there; whether the special electorate would be receptive remains to be seen. It’s the home of Texas A&M University, which is a lot more conservative than most universities.

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Tim Kaine won Virginia's 33rd Senate District by a 41.1% margin. Tonight, Boysko won it by 39.7%.

Keep in mind, Boysko was going up against a relatively moderate former State House member who had pretty good name ID. Kaine was going up against a neo-Confederate.

Yet another example of "ideology means next to nothing in elections"

Yeah, and that makes elections in America boring formality. No intrigue, no crossover voting, two armies of very predictable robots "compete".....

Alexa, this is SO sad. Play Despacito — World’s Smallest Violin remix

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Very Early Numbers from TX:

RACE   NAME      PARTY   EARLY VOTES   PERCENT   TOTAL VOTES   PERCENT
State Representative District 125               
Ray Lopez   DEM   3,303   56.89%   3,303   56.89%
Fred A. Rangel   REP   2,502   43.10%   2,502   43.10%
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Race Total      5,805      5,805   
Precincts Reported      1   of   60 Precincts      1.67%

Holy f#ck, that's horrid.

Uhh, it means Rangel has to win the Election Day vote with 64% in order to tie, lol.

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pretty sure you can predict Lopez as the winner... Rangel needs to win around 90% percent of the remaining votes to tie.

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https://twitter.com/JMilesColeman/status/1105650808773885953

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Today’s the day in California’s 1st and 33rd Senate Districts! Polls close at 8 PM Pacific (11 Eastern). I plan to be up until ~11 PM Pacific and will try to keep you guys updated on the results.

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