NC-09 2018 vs 2019

[Takket]

NC-09 by the numbers,2018 vs. 2019
2018:
Total
Harris 139246 - 49.3%
McCready 138341 - 48.9%
Other 5130 - 1.8%
Total cast: 282717

By county (2 largest):
Mecklenberg:
Harris 42668 – 44.38%
McCready 51856 – 53.93%
Other 1626 - 1.69%
Total cast: 96150

Union
Harris 51645 – 59.12%
McCready 34126 – 39.06%
Other 1589 - 1.82%
Total cast: 87360

2019 (still a few voted to be counted but this is close):
Total
Bishop 94984 - 50.8%
McCready 90824 - 48.6%
Other 1120 – 0.6%
Total cast: 186928

By county (2 largest):
Mecklenberg:
Bishop 27663 – 43.4%
McCready 35666 – 56%
Other 391 – 0.6%
Total cast: 63720

Union
Bishop 36165 – 59.9%
McCready 23751 – 39.4%
Other 411 – 0.7%
Total cast: 60327

So Mecklenberg saw a 34% dropoff in ballots cast and union 31%. The election total was down 34%. So more or less 1/3 of the people that voted in 2018 didn't show up for the special election but both parties saw about the same dropoff. Bishop did about 1% better in his stronghold and McCready 1% better in his.

McCready needed a stronger turnout in Mecklenberg which he didn't get. In essence the vote rigging scandal didn't move anyone to our side and bishop actually did better seemingly siphoning off about 1% of the third party voters over to his camp.
Very frustrating………. To get this close to a solid red district but come up just a little short again.

[underthematrix]

1. I thought this was strange too. Why would fewer DEmocrats vote in thie special election than voted

in the regular election? The results still need to be certified before the "winner" can be seated.

[Takket]

2. Because people don't give a fuck

[JonLP24]

3. Special elections tend to sneak up on people rather than general elections

[AJT]

4. Oh please this has endlessly been in the news cycle.

After everything that has happened dems are too effing lazy to vote. We are screwed.

[JonLP24]

5. I haven't heard of this election until today

I live in Arizona so it doesn't matter but most people aren't political junkies like DU users. It is not uncommon for special elections to have lower turnout than a general election.

[AJT]

6. It was that election where there was fraud, it was a huge story.

Wikipedia

"Because of the allegations and the subsequent confirmation that Republican election fraud did take place, the race received substantial national attention."