WA-09: AP Calls Race for Smith (D); WA-02: Larsen Takes First Lead

Via Taniel, some good news: The AP has called WA-09 for Dem Rep. Adam Smith, over Republican Dick Muri. Local media called this one yesterday (see here and here), but I guess the AP wanted to be cautious. Also, I’m the millionth person to say this, but Washington really needs to switch to an Oregon-style in-by-election-day voting system, not the postmarked-by-election-day regime they currently have.

Also from Taniel:

Rep. Rick Larsen just inched into his first lead in WA-2, albeit a narrow one: 397 votes! (30% of ballots remain to be counted.)

35 thoughts on “WA-09: AP Calls Race for Smith (D); WA-02: Larsen Takes First Lead”

  1. I think that the medal for best pollster of cycle goes to Suffolk, were much better than runner-up PPP, they only missed FL-GOV and that’s it! Got CA-SEN CA-GOV CA-AG IL-GOV IL-SEN FL-SEN FL other races, CT-GOV CT-SEN NV-SEN! NV-GOV MA-GOV and other MA races right.

  2. Glad to see Washington is avoiding its 1994 fate of a six-seat loss. I actually wish some of the seats we lost this time had happened in Dem-friendly places like Washington so that they’d be easier to regain. Instead our losses seem clustered in places where they’ll be hard to pick up again.

  3. How is redistricting done here?  By the legislature or by some good government commission?  

    If the former, does Washington have a reputation for partisan gerrymandering?  If so, I would suspect the Dem-controlled legislature and Dem governor could easily pass a plan that easily flips WA-08 and/or WA-03 to the Dems in 2012.  

    On a related note, how many seats could the Dem-controlled redistricting process in Illinois flip in 2012 — without creating a Pennsylvania or Geogia style dummymander?  

  4. I’m not willing to disenfrachise voters by trusting the postal system to deliver the votes on time of those unable to reach drop boxes. It’s a sacrifice to our patience that I think is worth it for democracy. Besides, we get all the suspense!

  5. Operatives from both parties said Wednesday they did not expect the canvassing, which includes the counting of provisional ballots, to change the margin very much between the two candidates.

    If Connolly’s lead remains at its current .4 percent, the state would pay for the recount.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/

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