Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, Sept. 2017

Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, September 2017
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The Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, Sept. 2017 took place on September 23, 2017. It saw Democratic newcomer Benjamin Asher win unopposed, as part of the 'Blue Tsunami' happening all over the nation.
== Background ==
=== First Campaign ===
In August 2017, MEC Owner Tim Taft created a new Mock Election Senate, with the new Senate having 5 districts. Eventually, during the campaign, President Ethan Kelly made a new map with 4 districts. Controversially, this new map passed, with District 1 being on the West Coast, while in the old map it was in the Northeast. This district attracted the attention of former VP nominee Fernando Diaz, Secretary of Defense and MEC Owner Tim Taft, and former Taft campaign manager John Chang.
=== Second Campaign ===
In September 2017, MEC Owner Ethan Kelly reset the Senate Election. This time, District 1 attracted the attention of former VP nominee Fernando Diaz and newcomer Benjamin Asher.
== Candidates ==
=== First Campaign ===
==== Independent ====
* Tim Taft, Owner of MEC and Secretary of Defense
==== Reform ====
* Fernando Diaz, Republican nominee for Vice President in Jan. 2017 (initially ran as a Republican)
==== Libertarian ====
* John Chang, Former Taft campaign manager
=== Second Campaign ===
==== Democratic ====
* Benjamin Asher
Candidate 	Votes	Percent
Benjamin Asher	20 	100%
==== Republican ====
* Fernando Diaz, nominee for Vice President in Jan. 2017
Candidate 	Votes	Percent
Fernando Diaz	20 	100%
== General Election (First Campaign) ==
The first candidate to throw their hat in the ring was John Chang, the campaign manager of Taft's ill-fated Season 3 Presidential campaign. He didn't run a serious campaign, and was losing in a landslide to Republican-turned-Reformist Fernando Diaz. Diaz actually ran a serious campaign, and had the support of the Reform Party and its allies, a solid base that Chang lacked. Eventually, Diaz suspended his campaign and MEC Owner and Secretary of Defense Tim Taft threw his hat in the ring. Many reformists, out of spite of Taft, endorsed Chang. However, a few Reformists broke from the party line and endorsed Taft. Taft eventually suspended his campaign because the Reform Party was complaining about conflict of interests, much to the dismay of his supporters. Eventually the election was reset by the new MEC Owner Ethan Kelly.
== General Election (Second Campaign) ==
Benjamin Asher campaigned heavily, while Fernando Diaz was inactive because of very personal family issues that Asher would sometimes attack Diaz on. Diaz shocked everyone by dropping out of the race, leaving Asher unopposed., Asher won a victory over write-in candidates.
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