{"id":11816,"date":"2010-06-06T04:13:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T04:13:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-06-06T04:13:25","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T04:13:25","slug":"caprimaries-prediction-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/06\/caprimaries-prediction-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"CA-Primaries: Prediction Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is my first attempt at an election predictions contest. No prizes will be awarded, but winners will get bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>Enter by answering the following questions. To qualify for the contest, post your predictions in the comments by 7 am Pacific Time on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Feel free to take wild guesses as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 1: Federal Races<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. What percentages of the vote will Tom Campbell, Chuck DeVore, and Carly Fiorina receive in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate?<\/p>\n<p>2. What percentages of the vote will Tony Amador, Elizabeth Emken, Brad Goehring, and David Harmer receive in the Republican primary for the 11th congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>3. What percentages of the vote will Loraine Goodwin and Les Marsden receive in the Democratic primary for the 19th congressional distrct?<\/p>\n<p>4. What percentages of the vote will Jeff Denham, Jim Patterson, Richard Pombo, and Larry Westerlund receive in the Republican primary for the 19th congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>5. What percentages of the vote will Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore, Lee McGroarty, and David Su receive in the Republican primary for the 42nd congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>6. What percentages of the vote will Mary Bono Mack and Clay Thibodeau receive in the Republican primary for CA-45?<\/p>\n<p>7. What percentages of the vote will Tan Nguyen, Kathy Smith, and Van Tran receive in the Republican primary for CA-47?<\/p>\n<p>8. What percentages of the vote will Francine Busby and Tracy Emblem receive in the Democratic primary for CA-50?<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 2: State Races<\/b><\/p>\n<p>9. What percentages of the vote will Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman receive in the Republican primary for governor?<\/p>\n<p>10. What percentages of the vote will Janice Hahn and Gavin Newsom receive in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor?<\/p>\n<p>11. What percentages of the vote will Sam Aanestad and Abel Maldonado receive in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor?<\/p>\n<p>12. Just for kicks, what percentages of the vote will Damon Dunn and Orly Taitz receive in the Republican primary for Secretary of State?<\/p>\n<p>13. What percentages of the vote will Rocky Delgadillo, Kamala Harris, Chris Kelly, Ted Lieu, Pedro Nava, and Alberto Torrico receive in the Democratic primary for Attorney General?<\/p>\n<p>14. What percentages of the vote will David Jones and Hector De La Torre receive in the Democratic primary for Insurance Commissioner?<\/p>\n<p>15. What percentages of the vote will Craig DeLuz (Tea Party favorite) and Andy Pugno (party-backed Prop 8 backer) receive in the Republican primary for the 5th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>16. What percentages of the vote will Fran Florez and Pete Parra receive in the Democratic primary for the 30th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>17. What percentages of the vote will Maggie Campbell, Linda Jones, and Shawntrice Watkins receive in the Democratic primary for the 36th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>18. What percentages of the vote will Joe Dovinh and Phu Nguyen receive in the Democratic primary for the 68th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>19. What percentages of the vote will Allan Mansoor and Long Pham receive in the Republican primary for the 68th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>20. And finally, what &#8220;Yes\/No&#8221; percentages will Props 13-17 receive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is my first attempt at an election predictions contest. No prizes will be awarded, but winners will get bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>Enter by answering the following questions. To qualify for the contest, post your predictions in the comments by 7 am Pacific Time on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Feel free to take wild guesses as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 1: Federal Races<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. What percentages of the vote will Tom Campbell, Chuck DeVore, and Carly Fiorina receive in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate?<\/p>\n<p>2. What percentages of the vote will Tony Amador, Elizabeth Emken, Brad Goehring, and David Harmer receive in the Republican primary for the 11th congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>3. What percentages of the vote will Loraine Goodwin and Les Marsden receive in the Democratic primary for the 19th congressional distrct?<\/p>\n<p>4. What percentages of the vote will Jeff Denham, Jim Patterson, Richard Pombo, and Larry Westerlund receive in the Republican primary for the 19th congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>5. What percentages of the vote will Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore, Lee McGroarty, and David Su receive in the Republican primary for the 42nd congressional district?<\/p>\n<p>6. What percentages of the vote will Mary Bono Mack and Clay Thibodeau receive in the Republican primary for CA-45?<\/p>\n<p>7. What percentages of the vote will Tan Nguyen, Kathy Smith, and Van Tran receive in the Republican primary for CA-47?<\/p>\n<p>8. What percentages of the vote will Francine Busby and Tracy Emblem receive in the Democratic primary for CA-50?<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 2: State Races<\/b><\/p>\n<p>9. What percentages of the vote will Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman receive in the Republican primary for governor?<\/p>\n<p>10. What percentages of the vote will Janice Hahn and Gavin Newsom receive in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor?<\/p>\n<p>11. What percentages of the vote will Sam Aanestad and Abel Maldonado receive in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor?<\/p>\n<p>12. Just for kicks, what percentages of the vote will Damon Dunn and Orly Taitz receive in the Republican primary for Secretary of State?<\/p>\n<p>13. What percentages of the vote will Rocky Delgadillo, Kamala Harris, Chris Kelly, Ted Lieu, Pedro Nava, and Alberto Torrico receive in the Democratic primary for Attorney General?<\/p>\n<p>14. What percentages of the vote will David Jones and Hector De La Torre receive in the Democratic primary for Insurance Commissioner?<\/p>\n<p>15. What percentages of the vote will Craig DeLuz (Tea Party favorite) and Andy Pugno (party-backed Prop 8 backer) receive in the Republican primary for the 5th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>16. What percentages of the vote will Fran Florez and Pete Parra receive in the Democratic primary for the 30th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>17. What percentages of the vote will Maggie Campbell, Linda Jones, and Shawntrice Watkins receive in the Democratic primary for the 36th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>18. What percentages of the vote will Joe Dovinh and Phu Nguyen receive in the Democratic primary for the 68th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>19. What percentages of the vote will Allan Mansoor and Long Pham receive in the Republican primary for the 68th Assembly district?<\/p>\n<p>20. 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