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tanaqui ([personal profile] tanaqui) wrote in [community profile] thisfinecrew2018-11-06 02:38 pm
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Election results!

Use this post to talk about the results.

Are there any (unexpectedly) good results in your district or state? Or in districts where you've been volunteering though organisations like Swing Left or Sister District? Are there any results you're excited about for candidates outside your district that you've been following/donating to (perhaps from the various slates we've posted)?

Share the squee or commiserate about near misses!

(Posted early because I'm out for the evening and want to make sure this is ready for when you need it!)
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2018-11-08 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Katie Hill has won California's 25th District!

[personal profile] rachelmanija campaigned for her and says:

Katie is a staunch liberal who used to run an organization to help homeless people and veterans. She has solid values and admirable politics, and has lived in the district her entire life. She is also a 30-year-old bisexual rock climber who takes in rescue goats.
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2018-11-08 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Carolyn Long (WA-03) -- lost

TJ Cox (CA-21) -- lost -- ETA: OR HAS HE??? --ETA2: now officially un-called: https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1067242618227224577

Josh Harder (CA-10) -- still unclear! -- ETA: WON! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/first-time-dem-candidate-upsets-gop-incumbent-gets-fourth-ca-pickup

Amy McGrath (KY-06) -- lost

Leslie Cockburn (VA-05) -- lost

Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) -- WON -- https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/xochitl-torres-small-wins-congressional-district-2-race-election-result/1926664002/

Paul Davis (KS-02) -- lost

Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) -- still unclear! -- ETA: WON! https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/28/anthony-brindisi-beats-claudia-tenny-ny-congressional-race/2144347002/

Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) -- WON -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-texas-elections.html

Aftab Pureval (OH-01) -- lost

Cindy Axne (IA-03) -- WON -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-iowa-elections.html

Alyse Galvin (AK-AL) -- lost

Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) -- WON -- https://www.vox.com/2018/11/6/18070272/house-midterm-results-virginia-seventh-abigail-spanberger-winner

Dan Feehan (MN-01) -- lost

Richard Ojeda (WV-03) -- lost

Jared Golden (ME-02) -- still unclear! -- ETA: WON! https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/maine-house-district-2

Elaine Luria (VA-02) -- WON -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-virginia-elections.html

Clarke Tucker (AR-02) -- lost

Kathleen Williams (MT-AL) -- lost

Linda Coleman (NC-02) -- lost
Edited 2018-12-01 07:36 (UTC)
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[personal profile] kore 2018-11-09 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
I really liked this article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/07/best-speeches-midterms-beto-stacey-abrams-ocasio-cortez

ETA And this one

'Black girl magic': 19 black women ran for judge in Texas county – and all 19 won

Their victories marked an unprecedented level of success for black female judicial candidates in the county, which includes Houston. With a population of more than 4.5 million, Harris county is bigger than 24 US states. About 70% of the population is non-white.

According to figures from The Gavel Gap, an analysis by a progressive legal group, the American Constitution Society found white men make up 30% of the Texas population but 58% of state court judges.

....Democrats won all 59 judicial races in Harris county in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In one of the most eye-catching and significant results, the long-time incumbent Republican county judge, Ed Emmett – in effect, the county’s chief executive – lost to Lina Hidalgo, a 27-year-old first-time candidate who immigrated from Colombia as a teenager.
Edited 2018-11-09 04:03 (UTC)

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