Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, Oct. 2017

Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, October 2017
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The Mock Election Senate Election in District 1, Sept. 2017 took place on September 23, 2017. It saw Democratic incumbent Benjamin Asher in a tough race against Independent challenger Dank Underwood, despite the trend of Democrats winning elsewhere.
== Background ==
At first, it looked like Democratic incumbent Benjamin Asher wouldn't run for re-election. This opened up the race for District 3 Congressman Kameron Scott, perennial candidate Maleek Diaz, newcomer Dank Underwood and Secretary of State Braden Hart. However, Asher very much was running for re-election upon his return towards the end of the campaign.
== Candidates ==
=== Democratic ===
* Kameron Scott - Congressman of District 3
* Braden Hart - Secretary of State
* Benjamin Asher - Incumbent
Kameron Scott ran unopposed at first, but then Secretary of State Braden Hart ran against him because he saw how few people liked Scott, and how even Democrats didn't like Scott and didn't want to see him in the Senate. In the end, he defeated Scott in a landslide.
Candidate 	Percent
Braden Hart 	85%
Kameron Scott	15%
=== Republican ===
* Maleek Diaz - Perennial Candidate
=== Independent ===
* Dank Underwood
== General Election ==
At first, it looked like Kameron Scott would win unopposed, but he eventually faced a strong write-in campaign, but then Maleek Diaz decided to run against him. He quickly got the support of people, Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike who didn't approve of Scott's tactics. After Scott was defeated in the Democratic primary by Secretary of State Braden Hart, Diaz's bid was in trouble. On top of that, another candidate, little-known Independent Dank Underwood, entered the race. Underwood was polling distant third, but after Diaz dropped out, he started polling distant second, behind Hart. Towards the end of the campaign, incumbent Benjamin Asher returned and decided that he wanted re-election, causing Hart to drop out of the race. The race became competitive between Asher and Underwood, with both candidates campaigning heavily. During the election, Asher kept a narrow lead, however the race ended up a tie, causing Ethan Kelly to call a runoff.
== Runoff ==
Mock Election Senate Election Runoff in District 1, November 2017
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{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:12.32px;width:417px;background:transparent;"	Sept. 2017	November 4, 2017	→ Dec. 2017
Ethan Kelly called for a runoff to occur on November 4, 2017 between incumbent Benjamin Asher and challenger Dank Underwood. Both Asher and Underwood campaigned heavily until October 30, when Asher shocked everyone by conceding the race to Underwood, thus ending his campaign. He cited a potential Season 10 run for President, but didn't confirm anything. This allowed Dank Underwood to take office early upon Asher's concession and win the runoff with 91% of the vote. Initially, Underwood was getting less than 60% of the vote, but Ethan Kelly called a re-vote because he accidentally left Asher, who had conceded prior to the vote, on the ballot.
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