After an excruciating several hours before even the FIRST results were being released, the unofficial results are a mixed bag of expected and unexpected:
U.S. DELEGATE RACE: Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Bordallo handily defeats primary challenger Karlo Dizon by a margin of over 5,000 votes. The result was not unexpected, but the margin of victory certainly was. Our feeling is that if Dizon only had a few more months, he would have probably narrowed that large margin considerably. He still has a future in the local Democratic party, so look to hear his name being bandied about for senator in 2014.
Legislative Minority Leader Frank F. Blas, the lone Republican, automatically advances to the general election due to lack of any primary challengers. This was also not unexpected, however the amount of votes he received has to be enough to make sure that the Democrats do not fall asleep when it comes time to the general election. Running unopposed for the GOP nomination, he received over 5,000 votes. A strong performance considering Bordallo's 7,000 some total.
NEW RATING = While we still expect Bordallo to win reelection, the era of walking through elections without a sweat for her has ended. She faces a strong and energetic Republican opponent in Senator Blas. We now rate this race LEANS DEMOCRAT.
