Lost By Two Votes
A few months ago, I submitted the paperwork to run for the Republican Precinct Committee Officer in precinct 41-3084. It was sort of my last hurrah in support of Ron Paul after the somewhat disappointing outcome from the Washington State Presidential Caucuses.
Failing to find the results immediately after the election, I forgot about the whole thing for a couple of months. Today, for some reason, I thought about it again, and this time I was able to find the PCO results from the primary election:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/200808/pcoresults.aspx
In In the closest election I have ever been involved in, I lost by only two votes to the incumbant. I didn’t even run a campaign — my oponent, however, did (he sent out letters). With results like this, perhaps politics is in my future?
The relevant results:
| Precinct | Winner | Name | Votes | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL 41-3084 | Ryan McElroy | 39 | Republican Party | |
| BEL 41-3084 | winner | Ted Jung | 41 | Republican Party |
October 1st, 2008 at 05:52:18 pm
Senator Ryan McElroy, Republican of Washington
it does have a nice ring to it. And as they say, if you want something done right, do it yourself!