Been reliably red for three decades. But baldersons team says he was able to hold his own and do well enough to eke out a win. And hes paid special thanks to President Trump. Id like to thank President Trump. America is on the right path, and were going to keep it going that way. Reporter again, this was a race that too close to comfort for many republicans, and its a race thats soon to be repeated. Both candidates will face each other again come november. Jason carol reporting there. Well, Democrat Danny Oconnor was up beat when he spoke to his supporters late tuesday, and he took a swipe at President Trump. We made our case for change. Were going to make that case tomorrow. Were not stopping now. Tomorrow we rest, and then we keep fighting through to
A recap of the days news. Gets checked. 8,500 votes roughly still to be counted and sorted out. The Secretary Of State says 5,048 outstanding Absentee Ballots, 3,500 provisional ballots. The question is does it change this . In most elec
and mccaskill could face an uphill battle in missouri. and in michigan cnn projects gretchen whitmer will be the candidate for governor. whitmer will face the republican attorney general bill scutte in the november election. the race is too close to call, but if she prevails she will run unopposed to replace former representative john con yryers. an extra marital affair and admissions of tax evasion.
been reliably red for three decades. but balderson s team says he was able to hold his own and do well enough to eke out a win. and he s paid special thanks to president trump. i d like to thank president trump. america is on the right path, and we re going to keep it going that way. reporter: again, this was a race that too close to comfort for many republicans, and it s a race that s soon to be repeated. both candidates will face each other again come november. jason carol reporting there. well, democrat danny o connor was up beat when he spoke to his supporters late tuesday, and he took a swipe at president trump. we made our case for change. we re going to make that case tomorrow. we re not stopping now. tomorrow we rest, and then we keep fighting through to
congressional district whereas we saw republican troy balderson declared victory in a very close race with his rival danny o connor in what was previously a safe republican seat. so what might this signal might occur in the november mid-term elections? it signals it s going to be one heck of a show. probably i think the most important mid-term election in u.s. history. if and when eventually balderson s victory is confirmed that this is vindication for them. whereas the democrats will say even if they can t overhaul that narrow lead, look, there was a 13% swing to us from the last congressional election and from trump s victory in 2016. now, that s part of politics.
gets checked. 8,500 votes roughly still to be counted and sorted out. the secretary of state says 5,048 outstanding absentee ballots, 3,500 provisional ballots. the question is does it change this? in most elections it does not. these tend to stand. but this one is pretty close. 1,766 votes. the republicans will be breathing a sigh of relief tonight but the lawyers, the election lawyers will be involved tomorrow. bill, always great to have you on the show. of course we re covering key races in five states but the major contest is the ohio special election in the congressional 12th district where republican troy balderson fought a very tight race in a seat that should have been safe for republicans.