Lt. Governor Runoff Results
It's Hiett -vs- Askins. The race came down to who could turnout their voters. The turnout was low as expected across the state. However the Democrats turned out about 46,079 more voters than the GOP; even though the Republicans had a contested 5th District race and the Democrats did not. Negative ads usually hurt turnout, but the turnout seems average for a runoff. I think that Democrats are excited about the race than Republicans, mainly because they feel confident about the Governors race and want to retain control of the Senate.
I will find it interesting to see if it is easier for Democrats to raise money since Jari raised only 200,000 in individual contributions while Hiett raised over a million. Since contributors can not give more than $5,000 , I think it gives Jari Askins an advantage.
I will find it interesting to see if it is easier for Democrats to raise money since Jari raised only 200,000 in individual contributions while Hiett raised over a million. Since contributors can not give more than $5,000 , I think it gives Jari Askins an advantage.
posted by nsight at 4:58 PM
1 Comments:
Good point about turnout being low, but much higher for Democrats despite the lack of a big congressional race.
It's nice to see in the Lt. Gov's race that the ground game and the will of the individual voter still trumps the backing of big money, power, and endorsements.
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