District 38, again
The final votes have been counted in the House District 38 race. John Edwards, the Democrat, carried the late-arriving military ballots over Kelly Eichler, the Republican, 4 to 2 (one of those for Edwards was not a regular ballot, but a write-in provided for military when regular ballots don't arrive in time.) Edwards also carried the provisional ballots ruled eligible for counting, 12-8. So he added six votes to his previous 74-vote margin. All the ballots in the race will be recounted next week, at Eichler's request. It's a machine recount and, typically, such recounts and retabulations don't produce significant changes.
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6 or 16? He picked up 4 military and 12 provisional.
ARK. BLOG: She picked up votes, too, 10 in all. The net swing was six by my calculation.
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November 14, 2008 05:27 PM
I'm glad Eichler's "counselor to our governor" ploy didn't work well enough to get her elected. That was a typically Republican thing to do. Not on the level of Liddy Dole's "There is no God" ad but still of that ilk.
John Edwards is a good man, and he will make a good representative for all Arkansans.
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November 14, 2008 05:34 PM
Yea John! Thoughtful, intelligent, industrious, fair..the Legislature has gained an excellent new member.
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November 14, 2008 08:25 PM