Hackett Wins Brown County

[Sgent]

which went for bush 63-36 in '04.

from a ling posted by MyDD.com with all precints reporting Paul wins 53% to 47%

[skids]

1. Umn, no.

That's just the absentee count.

[LSparkle]

6. No, I think Brown is all in -- Hamilton is only showing absentees

Brown's the smallest county involved in the special election, so their results came in first.

GO HACKETT!!!!!!!

[skids]

11. The numbers given there are too small even for Brown.

And the canvass was originally posted as UNOFFICIAL RESULTS, then changed to ABSENTEE RESULTS after that. It does say 35 precincts reporting but that is probably an error.

[LSparkle]

15. I sit corrected -- yes, it's only absentees

But don't they usually go more red than blue? (Maybe I'm grasping at straws here ... )

[skids]

19. Practice your rhythm breathing...

...it will be a rough ride for hours to come. :-)

[Dr Fate]

8. Dont more Republicans vote absentee?

If that is a truism, then this is still good news.

[BlueEyedSon]

NO WAY

[sniffa]

2. *gasp*

:bounce:

[tk2kewl]

3. HOLY SHIT!

:woohoo:

[Bluebear]

4. Holy cannoli!!!!

[napi21]

5. How is it possible that all precints are reporting and WCPO doesn't

have anything?

STOP messing with my brain!!!!

[sabra]

7. Only 460 absentee counted...

http://66.241.236.181/elect/ohbrown/results.txt

RUN DATE:08/02/05 07:48 PM REPORT-EL45 PAGE 001

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 35) . . . . . 35 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 29,220
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 460
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 1.57

Representative to Congress
(Vote For Not More Than ) 1
PAUL HACKETT (DEM) . . . . . . . 242 52.95
JEAN SCHMIDT (REP) . . . . . . . 213 46.61
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2 .44
Total . . . . . . . . . 457
E

[Gabi Hayes]

14. WAIT a MINUTE! am I reading this wrong?

400 votes out of 30 Thousand registered?

less than 2 percent turnout?

where in hell is Brown county?

that's amazing, if correct

EDIT: somebody says this is only absentees, but this site says nuh uh

http://66.241.236.181/elect/ohbrown/results.txt

can somebody clear this up, cause a 2 percent turnout sounds ridiculous

[sabra]

17. absentee only one's counted thus far (I believe)

[Gabi Hayes]

20. EDIT....never mind....didn't read the whole URL

it was bigger than my screen

it is absentee only

thx

[Jersey Devil]

21. Absentees generally follow the pattern of poll voting

I've been watching the polls for years and never saw the absentees come out opposite of what happens at the polls.

[sabra]

28. Looks like you are correct. They just updated the numbers!

http://66.241.236.181/elect/ohbrown/results.txt

SUMMARY REPORT BROWN COUNTY, OHIO UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
SPECIAL ELECTION
AUGUST 2, 2005
RUN DATE:08/02/05 08:14 PM REPORT-EL45 PAGE 001

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 35) . . . . . 35 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 29,220
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 2,537
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 8.68

Representative to Congress
(Vote For Not More Than ) 1
PAUL HACKETT (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,480 58.45
JEAN SCHMIDT (REP) . . . . . . . 1,048 41.39
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .16
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,532
E

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. WOOHOO!!!

:woohoo: He won Brown County???!!! YES!!!! :woohoo:

[longship]

16. 242 votes + 213 votes != 100%

n/t

[Mr.Green93]

9. Whoo! Hoo! WE WIN!

Brown is a bellwether. WooT!

[Egalitariat]

34. How do you get that? Brown is a poor, rural county and Hackett's

advantage is 400 votes based on that county's 2500 total votes cast.

Hamilton is what matters.

[indy_azcat]

10. the upper right corner of the report says ABSENTEE

it's not the whole pie... yet.

http://66.241.236.181/elect/ohbrown/results.txt

[theHandpuppet]

12. Brown is a rural, poor county

I guess they got fed up voting for Repugs who don't give a damn about them.

[jim3775]

13. This is a great sign, the absentees went 70% bush in 2004. n/t

[jane_pippin]

18. This thread from dogday might be useful:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4245615

Has a link to a local TV station. Sorry if you've seen the thread/site already or if this post is redundant.

[Gabi Hayes]

22. worthless...still zero results

are they part of the Cincinatti Enquirer/VRWC?

don't want to show the results?

or what?

[jim3775]

23. This is slightly better

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050802/NEWS01/308020015

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

41. That one shows Hackett losing fairly badly with absentees. n/t

[jane_pippin]

32. Sorry.

I just was reading the other thread, saw this one, thought it might be useful.

It was worth a try. :shrug:

[mod mom]

24. What's up with Hamilton? Can't access their site. Not a good sign in

this neck of the woods, especially with blackwell at the helm. His hubris is beyond belief.

[theHandpuppet]

30. Try the Cincy Enquirer Election Site

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050802/NEWS01/308020014

[sabra]

25. Returns have been updated! Looks good for Hacket!!!

http://66.241.236.181/elect/ohbrown/results.txt

SUMMARY REPORT BROWN COUNTY, OHIO UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
SPECIAL ELECTION
AUGUST 2, 2005
RUN DATE:08/02/05 08:14 PM REPORT-EL45 PAGE 001

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 35) . . . . . 35 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 29,220
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 2,537
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 8.68

Representative to Congress
(Vote For Not More Than ) 1
PAUL HACKETT (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,480 58.45
JEAN SCHMIDT (REP) . . . . . . . 1,048 41.39
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .16
Total . . . . . . . . . 2,532

[mconvente]

27. WOOHOO!!!

YEEHAW!!!!!!!!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

29. Stop The Counting Now! n/t

[theHandpuppet]

33. LOL!!

Yeah, better stop it now before the GOP starts messing with the results!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

26. HELLO PEOPLE!

This is still Amerika. One Party Dictatorship.

When Hackett is casting votes in the House, then I'll believe it. Somehow I still believe it's best put in the words of the late, Great Chickie Hearn:

"His chances are slim and none.....and slim has left the building."

I'll be amazed and impressed if he pulls out a win, but I can't imagine the powers that be are going to let that happen. Whether it's a race in the house or race for the presidency...they make the rules, and I wish it were otherwise.

I hope I'm wrong, but I am worried that later tonight I'll be feeling even less favorable towards this country than I do now, and realizing that it's an uphill and losing battle trying to beat these Bastards.

[rockymountaindem]

31. Orange County, eh?

Is that still a highly conservative area? I live in Colorado Springs and I often feel like you. Seriously, I think a lot of DUers don't even know a single Republican.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

36. Actually I've heard that time and immigration are changing Orange Co's

political profile and making it less Republican. Not sure if this is true though.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

44. Got A Long Way To Go

I'm not so sure about that. Still pretty Upper Middle Class Snobs. Plenty of SUV driving, Yellow Ribbon wearing, Shrub sticker loving people down here, and it will be some time before a Democrat has a chance to take the county...although I think Clinton might have been one of the only ones who ever won down here, but I'm not entirely certain of that. I think he did well here, but usually it is very safely republican.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

38. They're All Around Me

Yeah....I'm definitely in the minority here. But overall California tends towards the liberal. I imagine Shrub's rating is in the 30's here for sure...and Arnold's are pretty awful right now as well. But my county, along with San Diego, are probably 60% conservative, or at times, perhaps more.

[Windy]

35. I'm from Cincinnati originally. born and raised

And raised democratic...a MINORITY in southwest Ohio. IF they go for Hackett (fingers and toes crossed) it is a good barometer for the rest of the country.... imho

[jim3775]

39. Clermont county absentee vote in. Not good.

Edit: The C&P sucked, reformatted.

JEAN SCHMIDT 1158 60.60%

PAUL HACKETT 750 39.25%

http://www.clermontelections.org/default.php?section=results&topic=current

[theHandpuppet]

42. Clermont is super conservative

Probably moreso than any of the other counties. These numbers don't surprise me. (Unfortunately)

Are these absentee ballots, perchance? Absentees always favor the GOP.

[jim3775]

43. All absentee. n/t

[theHandpuppet]

40. I'm predicting he will take Scioto County

Which nearly went blue in 2004. I think some of the poorer, rural counties will surprise some folks!