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Primary Results

Posted by PATRICK EDABURN in Politics.
Aug 6th, 2008 | Comments

Tuesday marked a number of key primaries for the November elections.

In Missouri, Congressman Kenny Hulshof (R) has defeated State Treasurer Sarah Steelman (R) by a 49-45 margin. Hulshof will now have the honor of probably losing to State Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) in November.

In Michigan, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D), the mother of the crooked mayor of Detroit, was in a tight primary race with State Representative Mary Waters (D). The late returns showed Kilpatrick with a very narrow lead of less than 1,000 votes. Given that margin there is a very good chance of a recount, though local politics would favor Kilpatrick in that event.

Whoever wins the primary will win in November as the district is 90% Democratic.

In Kansas, ex Congressman Jim Ryun trailed State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, also by a margin of around 1,000 votes and also so close that a recount is likely. Ryun would probably be an underdog to incumbent Nancy Boyda while Jenkins would be a slight favorite but the race will be close either way

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And in Georgia Democrat State Rep. Jim Martin over DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones. Chuck Schumer says:

“Georgians chose an impressive candidate today who has the experience and vision to change the direction of our nation. As a public servant under both a Democratic and a Republican Governor, Jim has a proven record of working across party lines, and he will be an effective and independent voice for Georgia families. This is a winnable race.”

I like to believe that Obama's get out the vote effort in Georgia makes Martin a viable challenger against Chambliss (who some suspect was handed his seat by Diebold in 2002).

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