Aside from the over 6,000 ballots not being printed correctly and several electronic voting machines not working (again), the primary election was uneventful.
In Supervisor District 4, Republican Hank Weston received over 60% of the vote in a rout of his Democrat challenger.
In Supervisor District 3, Republican Dan Miller knocked off a Democrat incumbent by over seven points.
In what turned out to be the most disgusting and dishonest local campaign in recent years, Cliff Newell (who was endorsed by the Nevada County Republican Party) disposed of his dishonest challenger by double digits.
In the Superintendent of Schools race and only starting his campaign in March, Paul Haas (who was also endorsed by the Nevada County Republican Party) made an incredible showing against the incumbent.
In the race for Superior Court Judge, Republican endorsed candidates garnered over 50% of the vote in the crowded five-person race. Anna Ferguson (the Republican endorsed candidate) cruised through to November.
In the assembly race, Republican Brian Dahle received nearly 70% of the vote.
In the congressional races, both Doug LaMalfa and Tom McClintock crusied to victory with well over 50% of the vote in the crowded fields.
Considering the wide margins of the victors, and absent some huge mistake by the elections official or some type of voter fraud, the likelihood that these preliminary results will change after further counting is slim to none.
Kudos to the Nevada County Republican Party for supporting our local candidates and getting out the vote. I have to say today is a good day.
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