House Update: You And Your Bright Ideas
Bobby Bright (D), the nonpartisan Montgomery Mayor who decided to run as a Dem in this very GOP CD, has earned a win and a Dem pickup in AL-02, defeating state Rep. Jay Love (R) by 1.7K votes. Bright's socially conservative positions were a good fit for the CD, and Love had difficulty with uniting the GOP after a very fractious primary.
Add another pickup for Dems in MI-09, where ex-MI lottery commis. Gary Peters (D) defeated Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R), 51-42%. This was not a surprise, as the NRCC pulled the plug on funding here early in October. The deteriorating economy put this seat out of reach for Knollenberg, and Peters had the right message to capture the historically-GOP CD.
GOPers, though, held onto their open seat in MO-09, with ex-state Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) defeating state Rep. Judy Baker (D) 50-47% in this Columbia-based CD.
Dems now have a net gain of 16 seats.
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