Just thought I’d take a look at how the second place finishers did in the Congressional Race. Here they are in order of vote percentage:
#1 – Eric Dickerson (IN-07) – 46.41%
#2 – Chris Chocola (IN-02) – 45.9%
#3 – Tom Hayhurst (IN-03) – 45.7%
#4 – Mike Sodrel (IN-09) – 44.85% (Libertarian Eric Schansberg took 5% of the vote in this race.)
#5 – Barry Welsh (IN-06) – 39.8%
#6 – John Hostettler (IN-08) – 39.33%
#7 – David Sanders (IN-04) – 35.33%
#8 – Katherine Fox Carr (IN-05) – 32.89%
#9 – Mark Leyva (IN-01) – 26.85%
Source: Indiana Secretary of State vote totals as of 11/9/06.
Notable in that list are Eric Dickerson and Tom Hayhurst for putting up such tough fights as challengers without notable support from their respective parties. Also notable is incumbent John Hostettler for getting waxed by such a large margin despite an immense amount of support from his party.
I really wanted Tom Hayhurst to win but I feel he put up a great campaign.
For some reason I can’t see the “M” in your blog top. Is it suppose to read “asson’s Blog”? I just noticed that.
This wasn’t certainly the toughest challenge Julia Carson has faced in recent years. Her TV ads, which didn’t air until the final week of before the election, seemed more out of desperation than anything else. And did you notice how she wasn’t even seen in her ads until the end (“I heartily approve of this message…”)?