The OFFICIAL 2013 Election Results Thread

[Maxwell]

I have the utmost confidence the RPV will use a primary for the nomination process in 2017. I don't know about next year for the Senate race against Warner, but I am confident they will after that. I'm highly certain they have learned from the Jackson situation.

I think so too, but maybe not if this is the Republicans' conclusion from last week:

Gilmore also ran against the most popular figure in Virginia.

[Maxwell]

Republicans are inevitably going to nominate someone against Mark Warner, but how about an obvious sacrificial lamb who gets no coverage rather than someone who is going to embarrass the party all year?

[Maxwell]

62% of the results in for Tulsa Mayor, and the results are strong for the incumbent mayor and bad for the Oklahoma Democrats next big hope:

Mayor Dewey Bartlett (R): 57%
Former Mayor Kathy Taylor (D): 43%

This is inspite of the endorsement of the city's biggest newspaper for Taylor, a former Republican city councilor for Taylor, and Taylor being able to spend over $3 Million in this mayors race. The race to look at more closely is the City Auditor race, where Dewey Bartlett's appointee may go down.

[Maxwell]

Yep, they're calling it: The Dem's next big hope is dead in Oklahoma

Mayor Dewey Bartlett (R): 57%, 35,687 Votes
Former Mayor Kathy Taylor (D): 43%, 27,059 Votes

With 83% of the Precincts in, this race is pretty much over.

City Auditor, however, is neck and neck, but it looks like the opposition candidate (who seems to be a Fiscally Conservative Dem) may have the upper hand over Dewey's hand-picked favorite:

Cathy Criswell (D): 52%, 28,569 votes
Clift Richards (R): 48%, 26,706 votes