Thursday, June 7, 2012

Too close to call: Vote count not finished

June 7, 2012

Dear Friends,

This campaign is not over.

Here's the latest: The race for 2nd place -- between Norman and Republican Dan Roberts -- is extremely close. We will have greater clarity by Friday. This is not unusual in California elections nowadays, due to the large number of votes-by-mail. Tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots have not been counted -- including many from Marin and Sonoma counties, Democratic Party strongholds.

At this point, with 12 candidates in the race, Republican Roberts is at 15.3% and Norman is at 14.2%. They are separated by only 1,379 votes, after numbers trended in our direction all night. (At the beginning of vote-counting, Roberts was 4% ahead of Norman; the gap has shrunk to 1.1%.)

Democrat Jared Huffman is in first with 37 percent. Roberts and Norman are fighting for 2nd in this top-two primary at roughly 15%, and Democrat Stacey Lawson is in 4th place with about 10%.

This is NOT a recount. The original vote count is simply not finished, and second place is too close to call. We are monitoring the counting of the votes-by-mail in various counties.

I am so proud of what we have achieved. Our campaign has inspired progressive activists and leaders nationwide.

We pledge to fight on until every vote is counted. As we get new numbers, we will keep you posted.

I want to thank everyone for waging one of the strongest grassroots campaigns for Congress anywhere in the country.

Onward,

Dan Mullen
Campaign Manager

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