Tsongas Of Myself: Dem Narrowly Wins In MA-05
You can now call her Rep. Niki Tsongas (D). Her campaign declared victory just after 9 PM over the insurgent campaign of ret. USAF Lt. Col. Jim Ogonowski (R). Results, with 86% of precincts reporting:
Tsongas (D) 51% 46,542
Ogonowski (R) 46% 41,508
Murphy (I) 2% 1,428
Hayes (I) 1% 970
Thompson (C) 0% 429
Ogonowski, who was outraised 4-1, ran an underdog, outsider-themed campaign. Leading up to election day, polls showed a close race, and Ogonowski appeared to have the momentum. But in the end, the demographics of the CD, as well as Tsongas' financial advantage, proved to be the difference. [TIM SAHD]