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

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

I just realized it’s Kripchak not Kirkpatrick

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

40% in:

Michael L. Kripchak
Democrat   11,777   +50.27%50.27%
Michael Rulli
Republican   11,649   +49.73%49.73
Christopher Lafont
Independent   0   +0.00%0.00
Total reported
23,426

[ajc0918]

GOP just took over.

[ajc0918]

Washington County just finished reporting and showed a 35% shift toward democrats.

[GALeftist]

Take: Democrats overperformed in this district because it's got very few of the legions of low-propensity young POC voters who will carry Trump to victory in November

[ajc0918]

Kripchak (D) retakes the lead!!

[soundchaser]

Somebody bump that thread in the 2024 Pres forum about how special elections this year have been bad for Biden.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kripchak momentarily fell behind but quickly regained the lead:

Michael L. Kripchak
Democrat 15,376 +50.32%50.32%
Michael Rulli
Republican 15,179 +49.68%49.68
Christopher Lafont
Independent 0 +0.00%0.00
Total reported
30,555

46% to go

[One Term Floridian]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

[ajc0918]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

I doubt it. I don't think Mahoning will show as strong a shift to dems. 

[Ferguson97]

I expect the Republican to win in the end, but there's absolutely no excuse for an underperformance this bad.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

I strongly doubt it.  But it's going to be much, much closer than anyone expected.

One of the things I find most enjoyable about following elections is watching complete surprises like this unfold.

[Gass3268]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

Probably not

[Nyvin]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

Definitely need more to report from Mahoning and Stark to know, but I doubt it.

Kripchak's performance in the rural south of the district is really great though.

[ajc0918]

Columbiana County is now fully reported. Only a 14% shift to dems from 2020. The smallest of completed countries. This is one of the counties the republican represents.

[wnwnwn]

This is what this forum was created for.

I saw Kripchak's website and it doesn´t feel much dem. A veteran talking about bread and butter issues seems a good fit for this district.

[MRS DONNA SHALALA]

Columbiana County is now fully reported. Only a 14% shift to dems from 2020. The smallest of completed countries.

Says a lot about this race that this is a disappointment

[ajc0918]

Columbiana County is now fully reported. Only a 14% shift to dems from 2020. The smallest of completed countries.

Says a lot about this race that this is a disappointment

Lol I chuckled when I wrote that tbh

[One Term Floridian]

Holy crap are Dems actually going to take this??

Definitely need more to report from Mahoning and Stark to know, but I doubt it.

Kapchik's performance in the rural south of the district is really great though.

Exactly I’m stunned. This guy is getting a throwback to the 90s level performance out of Ohio’s coal country

[ajc0918]

AP calls it for Republican Michael Rulli,.

[wnwnwn]

Columbiana County

2020Pres: +44,77%R
2024Special:+30,8%R

[Ferguson97]

The Lyin' New York Times called it for the GOP

[Proud Independent]

This is a downright horrendous performance in OH-06 for Republicans. But it should revert back to normal in November considering he'll be alongside Trump on the ballot.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1800695135929524414

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

If the Dems had bothered to invest here, they could have taken it.