Congratulations to Congresswoman-Elect Renee Ellmers! (UPDATE: ETHERIDGE CONCEDES, BLAMES “SECRET MONEY”)
Sister Toldjah
11/19/2010
…Wanted to post the great news (which has already been circulating on Twitter for a few of hours now) that Renee Ellmers has officially upset NC-2 Congressman Bob Etheridge (who has served in the US House since 1997). Via Hotline on Call:
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) is expected to concede this afternoon after results from a completed recount are likely to show he didn’t make up any significant ground in his race against Rep.-elect Renee Ellmers (R), according to campaign sources.
Etheridge has scheduled a 3 p.m. press conference to make the statement.
Officials certified Ellmers as the winner last week, but because her 1,489-vote lead over Etheridge was less than one percent of the total votes cast, the incumbent was legally permitted to ask for a recount.
The results of the recount will be announced this afternoon, but preliminary reports suggest they show no significant difference from the certified numbers.
The AP called the race on election night for Ellmers, and because of that, Etheridge’s concession will not mean that the GOP has picked up another House seat; Republicans remain at a net gain of 61 seats for the cycle.
It goes without saying that this is absolutely awesome. This was not a seat the GOP was expected to pick up. In fact, as I noted a couple of weeks ago, the NRSC didn’t assist the Ellmers campaign on that basis – she received neither campaign help nor money from them. On the other hand, Etheridge being an incumbent already had a nice-sized war chest with the help of the DCCC.
Ellmers becomes the only GOP candidate running for the US House here in North Carolina to win their election battle…
Read the entire article at Sister Toldjah
CAJ readers will remember this video of the Congressman attacking a student in June 2010…
