The count of more than 20,000 provisional ballots allowed Mary Jo Kilroy to seize a commanding lead of 2,311 votes – quite a turnaround since Kilroy trailed by 594 votes this morning alone!
And get this: Kilroy’s lead is superior to 0.5%, so there will be no mandatory recount!
This one is over, and Democrats are back at a net of +20.
It’s also a huge relief for Kilroy who lost another very very close race two years ago. And this is a blue enough district that Kilroy should be able to keep it in two years.
Now we just have to wait for Minnesota
For the year we’re actually +24 counting the three special elections.
Gains:
CO-04
CT-04
FL-08
FL-24
ID-01
MI-07
MI-09
NV-03
NY-13
NY-25
NY-29
NC-08
OH-01
OH-15
OH-16
PA-03
VA-02
VA-05
VA-11
AZ-01
IL-11
AL-02
MD-01
NJ-03
NM-01
NM-02
Losses:
LA-02
LA-06
FL-16
KS-02
TX-22
At least we’re closing out the House phase of Election 2008 on a high note. I guess this makes up for the sucky Louisiana results. And since Ohio’s a bigger state that isn’t trending away from us, perhaps it’s better that we’re winning seats here. OH-15, in particular, is a Columbus district that I’m sure Obama won. It shouldn’t be too hard for us to hold onto this seat.