It’s all but official: Republicans sent Brad Ashford to Capitol Hill
http://watchdog.org/190519/brad-ashford-capitol/
By Joe Jordan / January 12, 2015
If there was any doubtand there wasnt a lotits now all but official: the GOPs Lee Terry lost to Democrat Brad Ashford because plenty of Republican voters turned their back on their eight-term incumbent Congressman.
Just 18 months ago, Republican Jean Stothert rolled into the mayors office with landslide support from west Omahas GOP strongholds. Terry won those same parts of town over Ashford but was nowhere near Stotherts totals, according to a Nebraska Watchdog analysis of recently released precinct-by-precinct vote totals.
Nebraska Watchdog Photo
Democrat Brad Ashford (left) and Republican Lee Terry (right) debating in October. Come Election Day Republican voters deserted Terry in droves.
In Omahas heavily Republican Wards 5, 6 and 7, Terry was double-digits short of Stotherts blowout numbers. In Ward 5 alone, Terry came up 17 points shy of Stotherts final figure.
Here are the specifics:
Ward 5 (Southwest Omaha): Stothert: 72% of the total vote, Terry 55%
Ward 6 (West Omaha): Stothert: 66% of the total vote, Terry 54%
Ward 7 (Northwest Omaha): Stothert: 66% of the total vote, Terry 51%
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