It's Over...

Tuesday, May 20th, was the Primary Election.

We started our day at the polls casting our ballots for Claude.  

Then it was off to Lexington to the Family History Center.  Claude stayed with me there until time to go to some training with Bluegrass Tomorrow.  He returned to get me at the end of the shift. Then we enjoyed 5 Guys burgers for lunch.  Claude took me to accomplish two errands I needed to do in Lexington, then we headed back to Sadieville. 

About 6:30pm we left our home and went to Sadieville City Hall.  The polling places all post what looks like a cash register tape.  There were two at each polling place. It is the results for each kind of voting machine.  Sadieville results showed Claude lost. 

Off to the fire station to learn he lost at that polling place as well. 

While out and about we drove to all the places that we had yard signs placed to retrieve them.  A pet peeve of Claude and me is yard signs left for a long time after an election.  

Then we went to Northern Elementary and checked their tapes.  They actually had two voting places set up there.  Claude lost on all those tapes.  

We ventured further south and out into the countryside and picked up the yard signs there. Then we went to the Scott County Extension office and checked their tapes.  Again Claude lost.  At this point we determined we didn't need to go to any other polling places.

To sooth our bruised feelings, we turned the trusty Jeep full of yard signs toward McDonald's at the Pilot station for McFlurries.  Then we headed to the other Pilot across I-75 for a place park and to enjoy our treats with the windows down and a breeze blowing through the Jeep.  That only lasted until we could finish the McFlurries because the people in a car a space away were smoking and sending noxious fumes our way. Could we not get a break??

Home we went.

Are we, what is the right word here??, frustrated Claude lost. Yes we are.  Will it defeat us?  No it will not.  We both know for sure Claude was the best qualified for the Magistrate position. 

We have learned a lot of valuable lessons through this process.  For that we are grateful. 

I personally am extremely proud of my husband for putting himself out there and trying to be elected for this position. He did a great job and I don't feel bad at all about his effort.  

It was whole process has us concerned about the November election and who will win that one.  The strong potential for major changes to the fiscal court are very possible.  This will be more than just and interesting race. Now...how to cast a productive ballot in November!!