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California: Sd-19

Thu, 11/27/2008 - 13:45

Strickland claims narrow win in hard-fought SD-19 battle; Jackson concedes defeat

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson conceded defeat in SD-19 to Republican Tony Strickland on Wednesday, bringing to an end an often heated, extended battle for the southern Central Coast senate seat.

"We need to definitely do whatever we can to reach across party lines to fix the problems of the state," Strickland, 38, told the Ventura County Star in this story.

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Tue, 11/25/2008 - 18:39

SPECIAL HOLIDAY REPORT: Dreaded provisional ballots help some candidates pull victory from the jaws of defeat in squeakers

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

By late November, the nervous energy of Election Night ballot watching has settled into something much more deliberate, slow and lengthy.

Provisional ballots can be blamed, or credited, depending on whether your candidate still hopes to pull victory from the jaws of defeat.

In outstanding races around California, provisional ballots - those cast without elections officials or the voters themselves sure if they'll count - are the bulk of what's left to be counted.

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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 20:55

Battle for SD-19 down to provisional ballots

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Republican Tony Strickland's lead over Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson in the 19th Senate District has shrunk to 1,328 votes, down from 2,250 votes a week ago.

However, almost all of the mail-in ballots have been counted in the 19th, which spans Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. Jackson has to make up significant ground with provisional ballots, which can be contested by both campaigns.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 18:59

Strickland's lead grows in SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Republican Tony Strickland has built a substantial lead over Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson in the still-undecided battle for the 19th state Senate District.

Election night ended with Jackson clinging to a 108 vote lead over Strickland. Since then, however, Strickland has surged ahead by over 2,250 votes.

Strickland's lead has increased significantly over the last few days. Just last Friday, Strickland led Jackson by about 1,500 votes.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:48

Jackson leads Strickland by 108 votes with many provisional and mail-in ballots yet to be counted

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

As of Wednesday morning, Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson is leading Republican Tony Strickland by a mere 108 votes out of over 300,000 ballots cast in the 19th Senate District.

Both campaigns are working hard throughout the morning to determine how many ballots have yet to be counted. The problem is compounded by the fact that the district is comprised of three different counties -- Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara -- making it that much harder for the campaigns to keep track of uncounted votes.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 06:52

Jackson leads Strickland by razor thin margin in SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

By 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson was clinging to a 386 vote lead over Republican Tony Strickland in their fight for the 19th state Senate District.

Jackson's campaign was confident they were headed towards a victory Tuesday night when the Santa Barbara resident pulled into an early 6 point lead.

Yet as Strickland consultant Joe Justin predicted, Jackson's lead narrowed as vote totals came in from Republican-friendly areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 02:54

Jackson pulls into early lead in SD-19, optimistic about prospects

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson has pulled into an early but substantial lead over Republican Tony Strickland in the 19th state Senate District. With about 156,000 votes counted, Jackson is leading Strickland 52 percent to 48 percent.

"So far I'm very optimistic," Jackson said. "We aren't quite at the point where we have enough numbers that we can declare victory, but it's certainly looking very favorable for us."

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 12:53

Strickland camp talks turnout

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Tony Strickland's campaign is counting on a big turnout in select areas of the 19th state Senate District to carry him to victory Tuesday, according to political consultant Joe Justin.

"I think we need to do very well in northern Santa Barbara County and in Santa Clarita," Justin said.

Justin also emphasized the importance of running up vote totals in Thousand Oaks, Strickland's hometown, as well as Simi Valley in Ventura County.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 15:59

Outside groups drop more than $2.3 million on SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Independent expenditure committees spent more than $2.3 million on the general election campaign for the open seat in the 19th state Senate District.

More than two-thirds of the money, about $1.7 million, went towards helping Republican candidate Tony Strickland. The biggest spender was Californians for Jobs and Education, which spent a grand total of $942,939 boosting Strickland's candidacy.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 17:02

IECs make final push for Strickland in SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

In the final week of the campaign, eight different outside groups combined to spend almost $600,000 to get Republican Tony Strickland elected in the 19th state Senate District.

Most of the heavy lifting was done by some familiar faces. Californians for Jobs and Education spent more than $378,000 alone, including $120,000 on an ad attacking Strickland's Democratic opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson. In addition, the Cooperative of American Physicians spent almost $50,000 for Strickland, and the California Apartment Association dropped another $28,000 on the district.

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