Butterfield Wins Special Election; Will Face Dority in November

[NewJerseyDem]

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/news/072004_APstate_1stbutterfield.html

(07/20/04 - Raleigh) — In a preview of November's general election, Democrat G.K. Butterfield beat Republican Greg Dority in Tuesday's special election to fill out the term of former U.S. Rep. Frank Ballance.

With 122 of 263 precincts reporting unofficial results, Butterfield had 15,763 votes, or 69 percent, to 6,628 votes, or 29 percent, for Dority, a Republican. Libertarian Tom Eisenmenger had 415 votes, or 2 percent.

Butterfield will assume Ballance's former seat immediately, and could be sworn in to the U.S. House as early as Wednesday.

Ballance dropped his re-election campaign in May and resigned his seat June 8 because of a neuromuscular disorder. He also faces a joint federal-state investigation into suspected financial irregularities of a drug and alcohol counseling program he founded.

[coloradodem2005]

1. Is Ballance a Republican?

If so, I just got to say: What is it with these Republicans and financial irregularities?

[Johnyawl]

2. He's a Democrat