Thursday, January 22, 2009

Election Night Returns Updates

7:15 -- back from Salemtown assc. meeting w/police on recent rash of burglaries here.  Turned on Metro 3 to find out that English Only is losing early by 5,000 votes.

7:30 -- you can also follow at the Election Commission website.

8:00 -- 13 precincts reporting; English Only losing by 3,500 votes; 2nd amendment losing by 5,000.

8:05 -- no surprises: English Only is losing in early voting ballots 2-to-1 and slightly winning in election day ballots.

8:06 -- 27 precincts in; English only losing by just under 4,000 votes.

8:07 -- 2nd amendment leading in election day ballots by 500; way ahead in early votes.

8:12 -- only a little over 1/8 of the total precincts reporting so far.

8:16 -- with 61 precincts in English Only still losing by 4,000 votes

8:18 -- 61 precincts is over 1/3 of the total 173

8:20 -- Election Day votes against English Only pulled ahead of for English Only by 200; slight surprise?

8:22 -- Early voting against English Only still doubling for English Only

8:24 -- against amendment 2 trouncing for amendment 2; is that one over?

8:29 -- almost half of the precincts have reported and English Only is losing by around 4,500 votes!

8:31 -- 85 of 173 precincts reporting (unofficially)

8:33 -- against amendment 2 has opened up a 9,000 vote lead

8:35 -- among those who voted today on English Only:  for--11,126; against--11,941.  I never expected that close of an election day race.

8:41 -- with 109 of 173 precincts reporting, against English Only has opened up a 5,000 vote lead!

8:44 -- early votes against English Only have held the same lead all night.  Election day votes against are nearly 2,000 votes ahead now.  Way to go late voting EO opponents!

8:50 -- waiting on the magic number 130 of 173 precincts to report to admit I was wrong for ever doubting Nashville's will to defeat English Only

8:55 -- It looks like it's over!  English Only is losing by 8,500 votes with 148 precincts reporting!

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