Democrat Wins Special Election For Ky. Senate Seat

[ProSense]

Democrat Wins Special Election For Ky. Senate Seat

POSTED: 10:10 pm EST February 14, 2006
UPDATED: 10:18 pm EST February 14, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky Senate vacancy left over from the 2004 election was finally filled Tuesday when voters chose Democrat Perry Clark to finish the rest of the term.

The south Louisville district went without a senator last year and half of the current legislative session because of a long-running dispute settled by the state Supreme Court. Its ruling led to a clean slate featuring two new candidates chosen by their local party leaders.

In unofficial returns, Clark had 6,757 votes to 5,802 for Republican Debbie Peden.

Clark benefited from organized labor's backing in a district with strong pro-union sentiment. In a hard-charging campaign filled with attacks on the airwaves and in mailings, it was the ground campaign that was crucial, Clark said.

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http://www.wlky.com/news/7061797/detail.html?rss=lou&psp=news

[madfloridian]

1. And TX as well. Good going.

:hi:

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. I get the feeling that it is an uphill climb for the gop all of a sudden

Hope they spend a fortune fruitlessly.

[Kokonoe]

5. They are, but it's our own money

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Bush_Admin._spent_over_1.6_Billion_0213.html

[satya]

3. "it was the ground campaign that was crucial" WTG, KY Dems!!

And a reminder to the rest of us -- midterms will be here before we know it...

[wiley]

4. It's always the ground campaign

Hope Dems get out on the streets!

[bluestateguy]

6. Howard Dean does it again

We won some special election in a Republican district in Virginia last month too, following the sweep of the NJ and VA governors' races.

Don't listen to the media whores and the people at Bob Shrum's consulting firm. Howard Dean is doing just fine.

[wakeme2008]

7. dean was doing good until Swiftboater Waxman and

others started pushing their friends at any cost :cry:

[mdmc]

8. who is waxman?

Kick for Dean!

[ProSense]

9. Dems gain in NJ

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2458527&mesg_id=2458527