Because we could all use some good news lately… here’s a nice booster from Kentucky:
Democrats chipped away at Republican control of the state Senate Tuesday as Democrat Robin Webb narrowly defeated Republican Jack Ditty in a special election Tuesday for a vacant seat in northeastern Kentucky.
Republicans now hold a 20-17 margin in the Senate, with one independent member, bringing Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear closer to his goal of allowing slot machines at horse racetracks.
Unofficial results in the 18th Senate District – Mason, Bracken, Robertson, Carter, Greenup and Lewis counties – show Webb collecting 8,684 votes to Ditty’s 8,402. Independent Guy Gibbons garnered 953 votes.
This race was a pretty expensive and hotly-contested one, so Kentucky Dems can pat themselves on the back for this win. Unofficial results are available here. (Update: Title edited to correct the district number.)