In the First Congressional District, conservative Republican Doug LaMalfa is the winner. He will likely be our next congressman, as no Democrat can seriously challenge in this expansive and highly conservative district.
In the First State Senate District, conservative Republican Ted Gaines is the winner. He will likely be our next state senator, as no Democrat can seriously challenge in this expansive and highly conservative district.
In the First Assmebly District, conservative Republican Brian Dahle is the winner and will face conservative Republican Rick Bosetti in November.
In the First Supervisorial District (largely known as on the the most liberal in Nevada County), incumbent Republican Nate Beason defeated Republican Sue McGuire. The only Democrat in the race did not even crack double digits.
Do you notice a theme in Nevada County? Yep...all Republicans...all conservative. Not much purple in there.
The only disappointment was incumbent judge Anderson retaining his seat. All told, an incumbent judge has not been defeated in Nevada County since the 1940's, so this race is not shocking in the slightest. George Smyrnos ran an issue based campaign, and this race did garner the attention of the local leftists who came out in droves to volunteer.
As far as Congress goes, our Republican primaries are tough, because conservatives in this district take their politics seriously. But in the end, Doug LaMalfa will be a highly conservative voice in the Congress and an improvement on Herger, as Doug LaMalfa will be there for his constituents in a way Herger has not been in years.
So the final score, conservatives 3, squishy moderate 1, and liberals 1. I will take that any day.
Barry, one thing about Republicans is we get over defeats of our favorites and band together behind the winners heading to November. It looks like the R's have prevailed in the county and the Districts.
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ReplyDeleteThe results are in, and while I'm sure a few more ballots must be counted, yesterday's election was a clear and resounding victory for Republican candidates and principles. Only two races locally failed to produce the desired results. Unfortunately, George Smyrnos lost his judgeship race to Tom Anderson, and Proposition 28 passed, which will expand term limits in both the Assembly and Senate. But here is the long list of Republican victories:
•We have two Republicans, Brian Dahle and Rick Bosetti, (and no Democrats!) facing each other in Assembly District 1, assuring the retention of that seat in Republican hands
•Republicans took over 65% of the vote in the 1st Congressional District race, which bodes very well for Sen. LaMalfa in his race against Democrat Jim Reed
•Republicans took 64% of the vote in the State Senate District 1 race, giving Sen. Gaines a major lead in his race for re-election this fall
•Republicans will retain both the District 1 and District 2 seats on the Board of Supervisors
•Proposition 29 (Tobacco Tax) appears to be going down to defeat
•CRP endorsed candidate Elizabeth Emken emerged as the Republican standard bearer in the race against Sen. Feinstein
•Public employee unions were soundly defeated both in California and outside the state -- voters in San Jose and San Diego passed initiatives to reduce pension benefits and costs, and in a ground shaking recall election, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch won their races handily, dealing a major blow to unions and Democrats, and likely putting the state up for grabs in the November presidential election.
We can celebrate today, but we also face a significant concern. While we scored major victories locally, statewide, and across the nation, voter turnout in Nevada County and throughout the state could reach an all-time low. The current estimate is that only 35% of registered voters in our county cast ballots in yesterday's primary.
The November general election campaign begins today. We must recruit and deploy an army of Republican volunteers to register Republican voters and direct a professional, coordinated and massive Get Out The Vote campaign this summer and fall. We must make sure that every winning Republican yesterday is victorious again in November, and that we elect Mitt Romney as our next president. Our country's future hangs in the balance. I know we are to the challenge!