Bera (D) beats Ose in high-priced congressional race (CA-7)

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Source: Sacramento Bee

More than two weeks after polls closed, Rep. Ami Bera won a second term to represent a seat covering suburban Sacramento County, denying Republican challenger Doug Ose a return to Washington and ending the California GOP’s chances of unseating its first Democratic House incumbent since 1994.

Ose, a former three-term congressman, congratulated Bera and thanked his supporters, but took issue with campaign attacks by the Democrat that focused on his personal wealth.

“I want to make one thing clear: real success in life is not something to be demonized or looked down upon. No amount of TV or radio will ever change that,” he said in a statement. “With a good education, hard work, investing in your own future, and chasing your dreams – a person can achieve real success. I regret that one of the themes in this election appears to have been that successful people by the very nature of their success are unworthy of elective office. In fact, people who are successful in the private sector are exactly the people we want to step forward and run for public office.”

Bera led Ose by 1,432 votes, 92,394 to 90,962, out of 190,217 counted, according to the tally released Wednesday by the county registrar’s office. The update included virtually all of the ballots remaining from the 7th Congressional District, Assistant Registrar of Voters Alice Jarboe said.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article4021670.html

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[SunSeeker]

1. That sure was a squeaker. Way closer than it should have been.

These are just the sort of conditions that Republicans count on. Distracted, indifferent Dems not bothering to vote at midterms. Although it did not work for them in this seat...it almost did. And it certainly did elsewhere in the country.