YANCEYBURG, New Portsmouth--The NAT has reclaimed the governor's seat in New Portsmouth.
Assemblyman Charles Wornkin (N) and his running mate, former gubernatorial candidate Michael Barrett, defeated Conservative incumbents Jacqueline Bosseau and Evan Kershing 54% to 46%, a difference of 72,549 votes.
Barrett, who is a state senator, was the NAT nominee for governor against Bosseau in 2010, but lost by a 55% - 45% margin.
This time, Nationalists recruited Wornkin, the popular assemblyman from Dayle-Locke and Yorkton Islands, to head their ticket. Barrett, of Bayler, agreed to run for lieutenant governor this time around.
The two celebrated their win at the Hyde Centre in downtown Dayle-Locke.
"I am so thrilled that you have given me this opportunity to serve as your governor," Wornkin said to supporters. "[State] Senator Barrett and I will work hard to improve this state and get our economy moving again, to get our schools performing well again, our environment protected, our hospitals running better, our roads less crowded, and our communities safer, " Wornkin said.
Across town at the Plymouth Hotel on Dayle-Locke's west side, Bosseau and Kershing attempted to liven the dour mood at their election night celebration.
"I know we lost. And it hurts. It stings a little. But we have to look on the bright side. New Portsmouthians are inherently optimistic, positive people. And we can look at the last four years and see a record of achievement and accomplishment. A record of protecting freedom, protecting our communities from crime, standing up for our children and our environment and defending our civil liberties. We've had a good run," Bosseau said.
Bosseau was first elected in 2008, and won a second two-year term in 2010.
New Portsmouth is unusual, in that the state elects a new governor and lieutenant governor every two years rather than every four years, like every other state.
In the spring of 2011, Harvannans voted to amend their state constitution so that their state's governor would serve two-year terms like New Portsmouth's system. However, the Harvannah Supreme Court struck down the law, saying it could only be voted on in a presidential election year. It was subsequently voted on this past Election Day, and failed to pass; thus New Portsmouth remains the only state in the nation to elect governors to two-year terms.
Jacqueline Bosseau did not say if she will run to reclaim the governorship in 2014. Sources within the state CNS party say Kershing, of Marbury County, is interested in running if Bosseau declines, though Kershing refused to comment on his future plans.
Assemblyman Charles Wornkin (N) and his running mate, former gubernatorial candidate Michael Barrett, defeated Conservative incumbents Jacqueline Bosseau and Evan Kershing 54% to 46%, a difference of 72,549 votes.
Barrett, who is a state senator, was the NAT nominee for governor against Bosseau in 2010, but lost by a 55% - 45% margin.
This time, Nationalists recruited Wornkin, the popular assemblyman from Dayle-Locke and Yorkton Islands, to head their ticket. Barrett, of Bayler, agreed to run for lieutenant governor this time around.
The two celebrated their win at the Hyde Centre in downtown Dayle-Locke.
"I am so thrilled that you have given me this opportunity to serve as your governor," Wornkin said to supporters. "[State] Senator Barrett and I will work hard to improve this state and get our economy moving again, to get our schools performing well again, our environment protected, our hospitals running better, our roads less crowded, and our communities safer, " Wornkin said.
Across town at the Plymouth Hotel on Dayle-Locke's west side, Bosseau and Kershing attempted to liven the dour mood at their election night celebration.
"I know we lost. And it hurts. It stings a little. But we have to look on the bright side. New Portsmouthians are inherently optimistic, positive people. And we can look at the last four years and see a record of achievement and accomplishment. A record of protecting freedom, protecting our communities from crime, standing up for our children and our environment and defending our civil liberties. We've had a good run," Bosseau said.
Bosseau was first elected in 2008, and won a second two-year term in 2010.
New Portsmouth is unusual, in that the state elects a new governor and lieutenant governor every two years rather than every four years, like every other state.
In the spring of 2011, Harvannans voted to amend their state constitution so that their state's governor would serve two-year terms like New Portsmouth's system. However, the Harvannah Supreme Court struck down the law, saying it could only be voted on in a presidential election year. It was subsequently voted on this past Election Day, and failed to pass; thus New Portsmouth remains the only state in the nation to elect governors to two-year terms.
Jacqueline Bosseau did not say if she will run to reclaim the governorship in 2014. Sources within the state CNS party say Kershing, of Marbury County, is interested in running if Bosseau declines, though Kershing refused to comment on his future plans.
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