WV: 2004 Secretary of State General Election Result

[RBH]

New Election: 2004 West Virginia Secretary of State General Election Results
   
   

This race is mainly notable since Hechler was 90 years old during this campaign. And Hechler still almost won.

[Adlai Stevenson]

Betty Ireland could run for the Senate in 2008. 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Betty Ireland could run for the Senate in 2008. 

She only just beat a senile and divisive idiot (who's various primary challenges to Rahall have frequently been genuinely amusing) who, essentially, runs for office as a form of therepy.

Oh and lol at the urban-rural split on that map

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

Betty Ireland could run for the Senate in 2008. 

So she can lose by 20+ points?

[minionofmidas]

Betty Ireland could run for the Senate in 2008. 

She only just beat a senile and divisive idiot (who's various primary challenges to Rahall have frequently been genuinely amusing) who, essentially, runs for office as a form of therepy.

We should make him an honorary citizen of Atlasia!

[Joe Republic]

Betty Ireland could run for the Senate in 2008. 

She only just beat a senile and divisive idiot ... who, essentially, runs for office as a form of therepy.

What are you talking about?  Bob Byrd wasn't running in this race.

[RBH]

The results for the six main WV statewide races are now up.

In case you wanted to figure out more specifics on how badly Kerry lagged behind West Virginia Democrats

[HardRCafé]

Holy cow.

[RBH]

Braxton County, WV
Governor: 75/23 Manchin (Dem)
SoS: 61/39 Hechler (Dem)
Treasurer: 79/21 Perdue (Dem)
At. Gen: 63/37 McGraw (Dem)
Auditor: 77/23 Gainer (Dem)
President: 50/49 Kerry (Dem)

Then again, 30% of West Virginia Democrats voted for Bush. While 82% of WV Dems and 38% of WV Repubs voted for Manchin.

And 90% of WV Dems voted for Byrd in 2006.

[RBH]

And a general election where the nominee is a 90 year old can only be preceded by a primary where that man won 26% to get the nomination.

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&off=7&elect=1&fips=54&f=0

And 5 candidates won a county too.



Overall

Hechler- 26
Tennant- 25
Oliverio- 20
Pritt- 16
Bailey- 7
Acord- 4
Dougherty- 3

Good times

[minionofmidas]

And a general election where the nominee is a 90 year old can only be preceded by a primary where that man won 26% to get the nomination.

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&off=7&elect=1&fips=54&f=0

And 5 candidates won a county too.



Overall

Hechler- 26
Tennant- 25
Oliverio- 20
Pritt- 16
Bailey- 7
Acord- 4
Dougherty- 3

Good times

Case for IRV if ever I've seen one.

[RBH]

And a general election where the nominee is a 90 year old can only be preceded by a primary where that man won 26% to get the nomination.

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&off=7&elect=1&fips=54&f=0

And 5 candidates won a county too.



Overall

Hechler- 26
Tennant- 25
Oliverio- 20
Pritt- 16
Bailey- 7
Acord- 4
Dougherty- 3

Good times

Case for IRV if ever I've seen one.

IRV would probably be the best in party primaries.

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

Minneapolis is going to start using IRV for city elections, although that's actually a case where it's not needed (city and county elections in Minnesota are non-partisan and done using a French run-off type system.)