We have a NEW DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR

[wellstone dem]

Tarryl Clark has won the State Senate Race in St. Cloud. Her Opponent "The Ox" has conceded. TArryl has 55% of the vote. The ox has 37% and an independent candidate picked up 6%. This is a pick up of a Democratic seat.

Larry Haws, has won the State House Race, keeping the seat for the Dems. He is winning with more than 70% of the vote.

YAHOOOOOOO!

[wellstone dem]

1. and again, YAHOO nt

[wellstone dem]

2. some results

Senate District 15 results:
27 of 42 precints reporting.

DAN BECKER 467 6.86%
DAN "OX" OCHSNER 2579 37.9%
TARRYL CLARK 3732 54.8%
WRITE-IN** 23 0.33%


Click here for Senate results by county and precinct.

House District 15B results:
11 of 23 precints reporting.

LARRY HAWS 1103 73.1%
WRITE-IN** 55 3.64%
KAY EK** 350 23.2%

[wellstone dem]

3. more

Senate District 15 results:
30 of 42 precints reporting.

DAN BECKER 520 6.89%
DAN "OX" OCHSNER 2840 37.6%
TARRYL CLARK 4154 55.1%
WRITE-IN** 25 0.33%


Click here for Senate results by county and precinct.

House District 15B results:
13 of 23 precints reporting.

LARRY HAWS 1279 73.2%
WRITE-IN** 66 3.78%
KAY EK** 401 22.9%

http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?publicus/page.mv+special+SpecialElections+index

[wellstone dem]

4. more

Senate District 15 results:
33 of 42 precints reporting.

DAN BECKER 579 6.85%
DAN "OX" OCHSNER 3244 38.3%
TARRYL CLARK 4602 54.4%
WRITE-IN** 26 0.30%


Click here for Senate results by county and precinct.

House District 15B results:
15 of 23 precints reporting.

LARRY HAWS 1666 70.1%
WRITE-IN** 102 4.29%
KAY EK** 607 25.5%

[wellstone dem]

5. still more

Senate District 15 results:
39 of 42 precints reporting.

DAN BECKER 753 6.94%
DAN "OX" OCHSNER 4100 37.7%
TARRYL CLARK 5953 54.8%
WRITE-IN** 43 0.39%


Click here for Senate results by county and precinct.

House District 15B results:
20 of 23 precints reporting.

LARRY HAWS 2856 70.1%
WRITE-IN** 159 3.90%
KAY EK** 1059 25.9%

[ISUGRADIA]

6. Apparently the "Ox" could not photoshop voters into the polls

"One of Ochsner's literature pieces features a campaign rally picture that has clearly been doctored. While the rally appears to be for Ochsner, it is in fact a picture of a Bush/Cheney '04 rally that has been edited to replace Bush signs with Ochsner signs. A close-up view of the literature piece reveals that one Bush sign was not covered up, providing further evidence that this is a fabricated campaign rally. Worse yet, this forged picture is placed below Ochsner's claim that he is a "voice of integrity." Pictures are available at the end of this post."

The images in the link below are hilarious. No wonder the guy lost!

http://www.mngopwatch.com/archives/2005/12/260/

[wellstone dem]

7. lol nt

[dpbrown]

8. Very good news from St. Cloud

We need to take back the government from the Robin-Hood-in-reverse nutballs holding Minnesota values hostage to their obnoxious ideology.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. For some reason, I can't find the article on the Strib's website, but

but the Republicans' predictably talked about St. Cloud voters being "tricked" into voting for someone who is "too far left" for them, and the Democrats countered that they simply ran on bread and butter issues instead of on abortion and guns.

[wellstone dem]

11. Tarryl refused to go negative

and also didn't let herself get dragged into wedge issues. She kept talking about the issues that affect people on a daily basis, i.e. education and affordable health care. She ran an excellent campaign.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Sssh! Don't let the DLC hear you say that.

Doncha know that if the Republicans bring up guns and gays you're supposed to dress up in your hunting outfit and stop off at the local fundie church to talk about family values?

[Minnesota Raindog]

10. It's also a setback for the hateful Bachmann Amendment

from MPR:
Supporters of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota are going to have a tougher time getting the measure on the ballot next November. They've lost two critical votes in the Minnesota Senate in recent special elections. Supporters hoped they could put enough political pressure on the Senate to get the measure passed this year. But voters have elected two new DFL Senators who oppose a ban on gay marriage.

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/12/28_scheckt_gaymarriage/

[katinmn]

13. Ha! I bet Bachmann loses her own seat.

I don't see the Republicans rallying around her in support next time.