Now that we finally have an official winner in the 1st Supervisor District special election (assuming Judge Brenner's decision is upheld on appeal), it dawned on me I can now declare a winner in the 1st Supervisor District Special Election Prediction Contest!
I scanned the predictions and selected as winner the commenter who 1) predicted Janet as the winner and 2) came closest to Janet's winning percentage of 24.1%. Commenter Mark Brainard came very close to winning an unprecedented third prediction contest with a prediction of 22.3%, but was edged out by long-time commenter Eldad Taylor's prediction of 23%.
Congratulations, Eldad! You need to e-mail me with his/her mailing information so I can send the handsome prize bundle of a large Red County coffee mug and Magic 8-Ball.
Poor Claudio, he picked 23.2% for Janet, but had Umberg winning. He was the closest person in guessing Janet's vote total, but picked the wrong winner!
Posted by: OCNative | March 30, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Hey OCNative, I wouldn't feel sorry for anyone who put their bet on Umberg(except maybe his wife). I am very surprised that Claudio picked such strong support for Janet as well. I would love to hear his rationale. Thanks Jubal for the fine comprehensive coverage of this race and even making it fun with the bets. What's the prize?
Posted by: GardenGrover | March 31, 2007 at 03:13 PM