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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 04:27 AM Aug 2018

Results of primary races in Ohio, Kansas come down to the wire

Source: Marketwatch/WSJ

Results of primary races in Ohio, Kansas come down to the wi

Published: Aug 8, 2018 4:10 a.m. ET

(snip)
In an Ohio House district that President Trump won by 11 percentage points in 2016, Republican Troy Balderson claimed a razor-thin victory over Democrat Danny O’Connor, although the Associated Press said the race is too close to call.

The closely watched Republican gubernatorial primary in Kansas also was headed to a photo finish with Kris Kobach, the state’s controversial secretary of state, running neck and neck against Gov. Jeff Colyer.

The provisional and absentee ballots could push the margin below 0.5%, which would trigger an automatic recount under Ohio law.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reported late Tuesday night that according to unofficial results, Balderson led Mr. O’Connor by 1,754 votes. Husted added there are 3,435 provisional ballots and 5,048 absentee ballots outstanding. State law forbids counting of those ballots until Aug. 18.


Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/results-of-primary-races-in-ohio-kansas-come-down-to-the-wire-2018-08-08?mod=newsviewer_click

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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
1. From the NY Times
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 04:29 AM
Aug 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-ohio-special-house-election-district-12.html

(snip)

Troy Balderson leads by 0.9 percentage points, or 1,754 votes, over Danny O’Connor with 100 percent of precincts fully reporting.


Troy Balderson
Republican
101,574 50.2%

Danny O’Connor
Democrat
99,820 49.3

Joe Manchik
Green
1,127 0.6

cloudythescribbler

(2,598 posts)
3. CNN didn't even bother reporting the 5000 outstanding absentees, only the provisionals ...
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 05:06 AM
Aug 2018

perhaps that's because they have no expectations of a skew from the absentees -- while provisionals typically skew heavily Democratic

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. Yes they did. John King mentioned a few times that there are 5048 absentee ballots and....
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:48 AM
Aug 2018

....3435 provisional ballots that won't be counted until sometime today or tomorrow.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
4. I never lived in Zanesville
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:23 AM
Aug 2018

but I worked there a lot. A brother and sister from West Virginia founded the town, so the residents there told me.

I think it was a joke. The people there are like a tribe, I know they all owned Dodge pick up trucks. I can envision that entire town voting Trump.

turbinetree

(27,450 posts)
7. AS I watched the results come in last night I just kept thinking
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:39 AM
Aug 2018

about some items, the enabling traitor well enable a fucking traitor too continue to commit crimes against the US Constitution, so in essence he also is a fucking accomplice to treason.

They will continue his march to support and undercut Social Security and Medicare by gutting and cutting staff, just like they are trying to do with the Postal System. Then he and all of them in that right wing party of a gerrymandered district will continue to whine , that when they go down to the Social Security Administration or postal system that they have to wait in lines, etc....... that they "all" pay into, and that government is the problem, when he and them approved to fuck themselves ...........and then finally this asshole is well an asshole, because he is fucking racist right along with the traitor, after all that tax money that he is suppose to represent that should go to Ohio infrastructure, he will instead be enabling the traitor and his racism diverted money to build a wall along the border.
The only reason why the asshole Balderson leads the race, is in fact, is that the district is gerrymandered, so in essence he really is cheating asshole, like all republicans .....................and they will continue to drink the kool aid..................

CousinIT

(12,504 posts)
8. Great that these races are so close. But they simply SHOULD. NOT. BE.
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:50 AM
Aug 2018

Humans are an idiot lot, voting for Republicans anymore in such numbers.

Snellius

(6,881 posts)
9. Dumb question: Will there be another election in this Ohio district in November?
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:55 AM
Aug 2018

This is a special election to replace an exiting incumbent, right? So whoever wins will face an opponent from the other party in November?

Snellius

(6,881 posts)
11. Thanks. You are one of the many reasons why I love DU!
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 08:04 AM
Aug 2018

In this age of too much information with little understanding, I wish there was a DU for everything.

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