Jim Gilchrist, American Independent (Constitution Party) nominee received 25.1% of the vote. The Republican, State Senator John Campbell, won with 44.7%; the Democrat is second with 28.0%. The Green polled 1.3% and the Libertarian polled .9%.
Gilchrist’s showing is the highest percentage received by a minor party for U.S. House (in a race with both major parties also in the race) since 1994, when A Connecticut Party polled 26.3% in the First District of Connecticut.
thats about what I thought Gilchrist would do although I thought he might finish ahead of the Democrat but still a good showing for him in my opinion
Yes, Campbell won the election. However, if ONE only
looks at the vote on Election day, Gilchrist polled
35.5%, Young the Democrat 32.4% and Campbell 30.5%.
Tom Campbell won because nearly 63% of the votes cast
were by ABSENTEE voters where Campbell polled nearly 53% of those votes. The Republican Party here in
California has won several elections since the early
80’s by adroit and sophisticated campaigning targeted
towards absentee voters.