Raw Numbers.
Democrats
Radius Baker: 1,083 (44.79%)
Steve Rockwell: 956 (39.54%)
Ray Kidd: 207
Gene Roebuck: 207
Republicans
John Cooper: 1,175 (36.15%)
Dan Sullivan: 1,172 (36.06%)
Chad Niell: 902
Math Fun: Cost per Vote.
Democrats
Baker: $10.88
Rockwell: $37.28
Kidd: $28.00
Roebuck: $31.34
Republicans
Cooper: $15.75
Sullivan: $31.75
Niell: $99.26
Internet Flashback Fun.
Takeaways.
- Yesterday’s turnout strongly suggests that, barring something game-changing, the Democrat (whether it is Rockwell or Baker) is in serious trouble. Â 796 more votes for Republicans than Democrats, with the general election set for Tuesday, January 14, 2014, when Arkansas State students don’t even return to campus until January 18? Â Yeah…that’s a problem.
- No, seriously: $99.26 per vote. Â Plus, between his $115,000 loan to his campaign and the $21,000 fine that likely wouldn’t have happened had he not run, Chad Niell’s has to be one of the more expensive senate-race failures in Arkansas history. Â Now I’m just waiting for Keith Emis to claim that there are “several errors” in this post as well.