Mock Election Senate Election in District 3, Oct. 2017

Mock Election Senate Election in District 3, October 2017
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The Mock Election Senate Election in District 3, October 2017 took place to elect a Senator for District 3. It saw Democratic nominee A Proud Georgian defeat Independent Grayson Horner in a 64-point landslide after unseating Mulcahy in an upset 2-point victory.
== Background ==
Incumbent Senator Oran Mulcahy was highly popular after the signing of MulcahyCare by then-President Caleb Caron. However, there were a few who opposed it, particularly conservatives, especially some in the Republican party.
== Candidates ==
Mock Election Senate Election in District 3 Democratic Primary, October 2017
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=== Democratic ===
* Oran Mulcahy - Incumbent
* A Proud Georgian (Nominee)
Mulcahy started out with an extreme lead over A Proud Georgian. Georgian attacked Mulcahy for being too liberal while Mulcahy attacked Georgian for being too conservative. People were questioning why Georgian was even in this race he had no chance of winning. However, Georgian started to pick up ground when Mulcahy had been inactive for weeks, with Georgian capitalizing on it. However, many still predicted Mulcahy would be re-nominated. However, Georgian won in an upset, defeating Mulcahy 48%-46%, making Mulcahy the first politician in MEC history to lose renomination.
Candidate 	Percent
A Proud Georgian	48%
Oran Mulcahy (i)	46%
Write-in 	6%
=== Republican ===
* Caleb Caron (withdrew) - Former President
=== Independents ===
* Grayson Horner
== General Election ==
Former President Caleb Caron, who had been defeated by then-Vice President Kelvin Hawthorne, and had been hoping to make a comeback. He decided running for Senate was his chance of that comeback. He ran against Mulcahy for a while before deciding to run for President, leaving Mulcahy with no major challenger. However, he had a challenge from A Proud Georgian. Mulcahy was consistently in the lead, often with large margins. However, he left MEC due to personal issues, which allowed Georgian to pick up the support of former Mulcahy supporters. In the end, Georgian was the nominee. Georgian was leading general polls and won the general election in a landslide.
Category:Elections