Sunday, March 25, 2012

Sulley hangs on in HVN primary election

ASHFORD'S LANDING, Harvannah--Nationalist Senator Cal Sulley barely eked out a victory in Harvannah's primary election Saturday night.

The first-term Sulley, who came under fire from the left for his moderate voting record, faced a formidable challenge from the ultra-liberal Ashford's Landing Mayor Peter Levenko.

Harvannah Secretary of State Jennifer Giorchani reported Sulley winning 51.52% to Levenko's 48.48%, with less than 4,000 ballots left to count.

At last count on election night, Sulley had 109,119 votes and Levenko trailed with 103,311.

Levenko conceded the race to Sulley, and thanked his supporters for a spirited campaign. He praised Sulley for his "dedicated service" to the state.

"Cal and I clearly disagree on a number of issues, and to say I'm not disappointed tonight would be a lie. But regardless of where you stand on the issues, and despite not winning tonight, I know Cal has been very dedicated in serving the people of Harvannah over the past few years, and I hope that he will continue to serve his state well and listen more closely to the will of the people," Levenko said at his campaign headquarters in downtown Ashford's Landing.

There was a big sigh of relief at the Sulley campaign celebration at the Ashford Golf and Country Club, where supporters and campaign staff were cautiously optimistic but not sure the incumbent senator would hold back Levenko.

"First of all, I want to thank all of the great Nationalists across this state that voted for me and made this win possible," Sulley said to cheers. "But I also want to thank my wonderful campaign team and all you volunteers for the countless hours of work and sweat and tears you put into this campaign. You have partnered with me to make Harvannah a better state for the past five years, and this fall I will ask you to partner with me again for another six years."

Sulley also called for unity in the state NAT party.

"The worst thing we could do for the fall election is be divided and angry with one another. We have to come together and unite and find common ground. Otherwise, we are just handing ourselves to the Conservatives and allowing them to have a foothold in the general election," Sulley said.

Immediately following Sulley's victory, the Nationalist Senate Campaign Committee, NSCC, released a statement saying they will back Sulley in the general election. The committee was previously uncommitted during the primary.

Sulley will go on to face former Lieutenant Governor Robert Faller Jr., who defeated state Senate President Jim Fribenzi for the Conservative senate nomination.

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