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Bonamici wins CD-1 special election

by In the news Wednesday, February 1. 2012

Cornilles Bonamici Bonamici wins CD 1 special election

by NW Spotlight

Suzanne Bonamici (D) has won the special election to replace David Wu (D) in Oregon’s first congressional district, defeating Rob Cornilles (R) 54% to 40%.

Cornilles won in Yamhill County and outperformed the voter registration in Columbia County, but lost by 55% in Multnomah County, and lost by slightly more than the voter registration in Clatsop and Washington Counties.

Cornilles lost by a little over 29,000 votes – just over half of that vote difference came from Multnomah County.

Voter turnout for this special election was 50%. Turnout for the CD-1 special election primary last November was 45%. Turnout in the Republican upset in the NY-9 special election to replace Anthony Wiener last September was 22%. The higher turnout in Oregon’s special election is likely due to Oregon’s vote-by-mail.

Oregon CD 1 2012 Special Election Results2 Bonamici wins CD 1 special election

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UPDATE #1: An additional 18,068 votes were added between 12:14 AM and 4:09 AM from Washington County. The vote counting in Washington County may have taken longer to finalize due to the large number of votes in that county. The numbers and statistics in this article now reflect the information from the Sec of State as of 4:09 AM on 2/1/2012.

UPDATE #2: The chart in this article now reflects the information from the Sec of State as of 5:19 AM on 2/4/2012.

 

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  • Laughingintexas

    Sometimes you get what you vote for. This is such a time. Good luck Oregonians.

  • Bobbridgens

    OH BOY,  More of the Same. Oregon still isn’t ready to go in a new direction.

  • Rupert in Springfield

    Bonaduce wins – Who woulda thunk it? Color me shocked and awed.

    We had the Thurgood Marshall seat on the Supreme Court and the Kennedy seat in the Senate. I would say Bon Ami is ok by me for the Tiger Suit Rapist congressional seat. Let the tax raising begin forthwith! Tally Ho!

    • guest

      SnoozeAnn BonafideMonkey strips off tiger suit and reveals howler she feels about winning a seat on CONgress.   

  • Anonymous

    Dan, thank you for running these numbers.  I find it very interesting that Washington County had a basically 10% lower voter turnout than the other counties.  We will wait for the final numbers before hard analysis.

  • Bob Clark

    I was even more impressed by Cornilles this election go around than last.  He definitely improved his presentation, and his name recognition.  But I said this a month or so ago:  Rob Cornilles could be Abraham Lincoln but still lose CD#1.  I think the folks in CD#1 just mindlessly vote D, no matter if the corresponding candidate wears a tiger outfit and drools in debates.  The Democrat/union machine has the tap to outspend by wide margins most GOP candidates in Oregon.  It’s not the corporations populist leaning Oregonians should fear.  It’s the blasted public employee union dominance.  The two mechanisms to break this domination is school choice and longshot right-to-work law.

    Rob Cornilles should maybe try running for governor as his message is moderate enough, and he’s not afraid to campaign in Multnomah County (unlike Chris Dudley who just needed a little more push in Washington and Multnomah counties).  If Rob runs for CD#1 this November, he probably should just dial it in and not wear himself out too much.  This probably goes against his grain, though.

    • Anonymous

      Sadly I think Rob will join a growing line of potential candidates, think Gili Ameri, Derrik Kitts, Bill Witt,  who will mover to greener pastures or stay in the private sector.

  • valley person

    Interesting data. Based on the NY election results, I can see why the Republican’s best hope is to lower the turnout. 

  • JoelinPDX

    What kind of Representative do we get in Susan Bonermici. Let me tell you. We get a criminal. While out walking yesterday (Tuesday 1/31) I came across at least a half dozen Cornilles lawn signs that had been cut in half and thrown on the ground.

    That’s what you get with Bonermici. A campaign that lawlessly tears down the opposition’s advertising. cuts it in two and then litters the streets with it. And I’m sure Susan Bonermici approves this kind of BS.

    CD1 apparently thinks it is Portland. Next thing you know we’ll be electing a gay, child abuser or even a child rapist. We’ve already elected a tiger suited, mentally deficient, rapist Congressman and now the wife of his attorney and someone who covered up his actions. Come to think of it a gay, child rapist would be an improvement.

    • valley person

      Somebody needs a hug.

      • JoelinPDX

        Well, I’d much rather need a hug than have Bonermici representing me in Congress. Living in Corvallis you don’t have the  distress of having such a clueless representative or a child abuser as mayor. You did, however, have the child rapist as governor. Of course, you probably liked that.

        • valley person

          Yes Joel, that is usually the first thing I look for in a politician. If they aren’t a child rapist, then I’m not interested in voting for them.

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