Sad to say...looking at the turnout and the current trends in the voting patterns, I believe that there is no way for Leslie Byrne to make up the difference in votes needed to win. Congratulations to Gerry...I may not be out their campaigning for ya 24/7...but I'll support ya, and be there for ya on election day.
The election to replace Tom Davis has begun...let the results commence!
Here are the results as they come in:
Let's Hope "Fightin'" Leslie Byrne can win the day!!!
Update 6:
I have a feeling Gerry's going to end the night under 50%...any takers for this bet?
8:25pm - 50% in
Gerry Connolly: 4,972 or 53.94% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 3,331 or 36.13% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 646 or 7.00% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 268 or 2.90% of the vote
Update 5:
We're about at the halfway mark tonight..slight uptick for Byrne, but it appears that Connolly has it in the bag???
8:10pm
Gerry Connolly: 4,841 or 54.49% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 3,180 or 35.79% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 612 or 6.88% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 250 or 2.81% of the vote
Update 4:
8:05pm
Gerry Connolly: 4,631 or 54.82% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 2,998 or 35.37% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 592 or 7.00% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 236 or 2.79% of the vote
Update 3:
8:00pm
Gerry Connolly: 4,411 or 55.80% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 2,731 or 34.54% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 554 or 7.00% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 209 or 2.64% of the vote
Update 2:
7:55pm
Gerry Connolly: 4,327 or 56.17% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 2,633 or 34.18% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 544 or 7.06% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 199 or 2.58% of the vote
Update 1:
7:50pm
Gerry Connolly: 4,178 or 56.97% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 2,460 or 33.54% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 518 or 7.06% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 177 or 2.42% of the vote
7:40pm
Gerry Connolly: 2,938 or 56.80% of the vote
Leslie Byrne: 1,722 or 33.21% of the vote
Doug Denneny: 393 or 7.57% of the vote
Lori Alexander: 132 or 2.54% of the vote
(who I met and is a very nice woman)
Polls Closed as of 7:00 pm
Voting was very light...where I worked in Hummer precinct we had about 140 people show up as compared to the 4 times as many who showed up for the Presidential Primary