Special Election megathread (6/11: OH-6, 6/25: CO-4)

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I'm just waiting to see what SLC looks like.

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And there she is. The Blue oasis in the Red Desert.

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So many third party candidates O_O

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This looks like a very high turnout election

Utah, home of the mail in ballot. Makes every election ez pz.

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We've certainly seen some overperformances (VA-04, MS, KY, PA) but we've also seen a 'break even' performance (RI-01) and several underperformances (VA leg compared to Biden 2020 numbers, NY county executives, LA, and tonight's race compared to 2020 and ML 2022). This is a very mixed verdict for Ds overall. Remember how slim Biden's winning margins were in several crucial states. Even the slightest declines could have potential to sink him. This isn't really convincing for '24 from Biden's perspective.

I tend to think the incumbent party holding thier own in competitive races is a good sign. The bottom hasn't fallen out so to speak.

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It never gets noticed because Utah is a one party state and elections are rarely close but they give Arizona and Nevada a run for their money for how long it takes to count all the votes. It honestly does not bother me, better right than fast, but when a toss up state has 30% of the ballots to count the morning after an election it is the end of the world according to some.

It must have been 2018 where UT-4 took almost 2 weeks to call. That was positively excruciating.