I didn’t follow that race closely, as it was in another district.
Here’s what Jeremy Alford wrote. A liberal political writer to be sure, but often the source of good information.
-Public Service Commission District 1: This race will decide the ideological majority on the board. Incumbent PSC Chairman Eric Skrmetta won 37 percent of the vote in the primary, one point behind Forest Bradley Wright. The challenger did a much better job of defining the chairman - hitting him for taking money from the companies he regulates - than the other way around. But Skrmetta has hit back, linking Wright to his Democratic roots and President Barack Obama. It has been a hot race, with an ongoing court battle over a PAC’s commercial, questionable mailers, a review of the chairman’s stock trades, an arson investigation and more. If the primary vote is any indication, this could be a tough one for Skrmetta, unless his strategy to link Wright to Obama works.
Here’s the Hayride’s take.
It Is Deeply, Deeply Gratifying To See That Eric Skrmetta Won Re-Election Tonight…
Ah, so it was R versus Rino. I’m glad “R” won.