The third party candidate was not a factor. Burton would have had to pull 100% from Bullock to be a factor. How likely is that? Not very.
The “woulda coulda shoulda” question for the Dems:
1) How much of a factor was the conventional wisdom that solidified around the idea that Bullock favored dirty old coal and Hastings was a stronger proponent of clean renewable wind power?
The big winner: Dave Burris who is now made out of titanium winning this election under very unusual circumstabnces.
8:50 UPDATE:
9 of 9 Districts Reported
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LYNN R. BULLOCK 1494 82 1576 44 . 1 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GREGORY A. HASTINGS 1693 77 1770 49 . 6 %
8:50 UPDATE: Newbie is right. Atkins not a factor.
8 of 9 Districts Reported
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LYNN R. BULLOCK 1250 75 1325 43 . 8 %
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GREGORY A. HASTINGS 1462 71 1533 50 . 7 %
8:40 UPDATE: Hasting still ahead with 5 of 9 reporting.
8:35 UPDATE: A big cheer must have just risen at the Hastings HQ.
3 of 9 Districts Reported
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LYNN R. BULLOCK 389 25 414 % of vote: 44.8
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GREGORY A. HASTINGS 424 23 447 % of vote: 48.4
Dave Burris looks happy – but then again he always looks like he just heard some good news.
Mike Mathews says that his sources tell him they see a big turn out for John Atkins . (I love the anon commenter who said that they hope Atkins gets .14 percent of the vote.)
No word from the Democrats yet – but I’m on ASM’s shit list as far as this election is concerned so I’m not expecting anything.
Polls close in 45 minutes.
Click here for the early* FULL results. Del Department of elections will have all the totals available tonight.
*The full results may not be known for a couple of days with the write in taking a while to tally.
4:30pm: ZOINKS!!! Things are looking up for Bullock. Mike Castle is “helping” Hastings.
