4th Cycle: Yup -- It'll Be A Run-Off

162 of 268 precincts reporting:

JOHN CAMPBELL (REP)          33,366       46.8%

MARILYN C. BREWER (REP)    11,501      16.1%

JIM GILCHRIST (AI)             9,490       13.3%

STEVE YOUNG (DEM)          6,595      9.2%

JOHN GRAHAM (DEM)             2,989       4.2%

Wow -- Brewer actually gained some ground! Her home precinct must have come in. Harvey Englander should finally answer his cel phone and give credit for the uptick to his lucrative cable ad buys. Win or lose, Harvey always gets richer.

Looks like the Graham micro-mini-boomlet has petered out. Don't voters care about security at UCI's research reactor?!

Gilchrist may salvage something from an otherwise embarassing showing if he passes Brewer (in addition to driving a stake into Brewer's political future).

Comments

[Intensified!]

Gilchrist is gaining on Brewer...again.

How much did the CTA spend on her campaign?

[redperegrine]

Things I'm thinking about:

1) I don't get a stein;

2) direct mail wins every time;

3) The Marilyn Brewer-kind of Republicanism is dead as ichthyosaurus;

4) Lynn Daucher is next.

[The Almighty Sri]

It's time to say no to the professional politician and the established parties and take a hard look at the Independent. Gilchrist is the best choice. At least he made a stand and did something and he wasn't even an "elected" official!
God forbid any of the others would risk losing a few votes and do likewise! Campbell, on the other hand can outspend all of this opponents, so this is the person that will probably get the nod. Perhaps the voters in the 48th District should smell the air in the "OC". It once smelled of orange blossoms, but now-a-days, the smell is of rotten politics. Yes, it's time for a change.