The Unofficial Official Department of Elections Results page is here. If you were downstate today working the election or if you live in the district, let us know your predictions and feelings on the election. My feelings are well known: I vote NONE OF THE ABOVE. But I do predict that Booth will win the election when all is said and done.
0 of 16 Districts Reporting
POLLY ADAMS MERVINE (D) 2,083 30.3%
X-JOSEPH W. BOOTH (R) 4,335 62.9%
MATTHEW A. OPALISKI (I-R) 408 0.06%
GWENDOLYN M. JONES (L) 56 0.01%
Source: The Sussex Countian.
Update at 8:10: no results yet.
Update at 8:30: alright, I am really starting to get pissed at Dept. of Elections. On Election Night 2008, they never updated the website, leaving a lot of citizens in the dark about the results that evening. Luckily I was at the Dem Headquarters at the Doubletree and was able to get the results despite their incompetence. 16 Districts! A low turnout election. How long does it take to start updating the site?
Update at 8:35: You can also check for results and reaction at the Sussex Countian.
Update at 9:04: Apparently Booth has won, but we have no idea how many votes he actually received. There is no information anywhere on the web (Dept.Elections, TNJ, Sussex Countian, WGMD, or WDEL) as to who actually won the race. This is a MONUMENTAL FAILURE for the Department of Elections. I expect resignations tomorrow, and if they are too cowardly to resign, then I expect Markell to fire them.
Update at 9:16: News Journal calls it for Booth, albeit with no bothering details like actual vote totals or percentages. Perhaps this is just the Sussex County way. “We don’t need no counting of votes. That is not how we do it down here in good ole’ Sussex.”
Update at 9:23: I will update this post when actual votes come in. Otherwise, check out my thoughts on the election results (or lack thereof) here.