Douglas Bennett claims narrow victory and chance to take on Brad Schneider in 10th District race
Three
The contenders were
On Wednesday morning, Bennett was leading with almost 36 percent of the vote, Wynes had close to 35 percent and Shah was near 30 percent, with all precincts reporting unofficial vote totals. Late arriving mail-in ballots and provisional ballots have yet to be counted.
"We had a good message and we had a tremendous outpouring of support from people who went walking door to door," said Bennett, who credits his victory to the enthusiastic volunteers who worked on his behalf.
His opponents were quick to support Bennett in his general election quest.
"I talked to Doug this morning to congratulate him on his victory in yesterday's primary," Wynes said Wednesday morning. "He has my full support in the general election. It's time for the party across
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Bennett raised the least amount of money of the three candidates, about
"We had to live with what we had, and we ran a really tight campaign," Bennett said. "It was more grass roots, more knocking on doors. People came out for us and we did pretty well."
Shah issued an emailed statement and said he would support Bennett in his bid to unseat Schneider.
"Unfortunately with last night's record low voter turnout, it's clear that we came up short of our objective," a portion of the statement read. "However, as a political outsider, I'm proud of the campaign we ran, and I can't thank my team, supporters, and volunteers enough for all of their hard work."
The district has flipped between a Democrat and a Republican since boundaries were redrawn following the last census. The district runs along the
Before becoming a full-time candidate, Wynes, 38, served as Midwest coordinator for the
Shah, 37, who ran as
Bennett is currently vice chairman of the
A social conservative, Bennett was the only one of the three candidates to oppose abortion rights and same-sex marriage. He ran unsuccessfully for the
As for the general election, Bennett believes constituents in the
"The district has more than an average number of people who want to listen to the solutions that people are bringing to the table," Bennett said. "I don't think it is about liberal ideas or conservative views as much as it is about solving problems in people's lives."
Former
After a remapping gave
Schneider reclaimed the seat from Dold in 2016 with less than 53 percent of the vote in a year when
After his latest defeat, Dold announced he would not be running in 2018.
Schneider, who had no Democratic challenger in the Tuesday primary, will be heading into the fall campaign with a financial advantage. As of
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