After all that money, the Health Research Tax on the ballot in Jackson County didn’t even come close.

From the Jackson County Board of Elections:

Election Summary

Jackson County, Missouri

Special Election

November 5, 2013

(Unofficial)

100 OF 168 POLLS REPORTING Tuesday, November 5 2013 21:21:15

Non-Partisan

Jackson County, Missouri Question No. 1

Total Percentage

Total: 28391

NO* 24385 85.89%

YES 4006 14.11%

[emphasis added]

From the Kansas City Board of Elections:

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

SPECIAL ELECTION

JURISDICTION WIDE, ALL COUNTERS

11/05/13

21:12:08

Registered Voters 212411 – Cards Cast 31049 14.62% Num. Report Precinct 121 – Num. Reporting 121 100.00%

Question 1

Total

Number of Precincts 121

Precincts Reporting 121 100.0 %

Total Votes 31007

YES 5747 18.53%

NO 25260 81.47%

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So the Borich Group bests Axiom Strategies using a fraction of their budget.

Over a million and a half dollars couldn’t swing it.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: not quite plural (August 22, 2013)

Campaign Finance: make it an even $50,000.00 (August 28, 2013)

Campaign Finance: counter volley (August 30, 2012)

Campaign Finance: a citizen keeps contributing (September 3, 2013)

We’re big enough to take care of ourselves (September 4, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! (September 4, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! again (September 6, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Wham! and again (September 7, 2013)

Campaign Finance: it looks like a contribution, only smaller (September 11, 2013)

Campaign Finance: trying to do something (September 17, 2013)

Campaign Finance: and still (September 19, 2013)

Campaign Finance: now that’s what you call research money (September 27, 2013)

Campaign Finance: definitely not holding anything back (October 2, 2013)

Campaign Finance: dueling interests (October 13, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch (October 19, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 2 (October 20, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 3 (October 20, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 4 (October 22, 2013)

Campaign Finance: a last minute, big money player (October 23, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 5 (October 24, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 6 (October 25, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 7 (October 29, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Jackson County health care tax home stretch, part 8 (October 30, 2013)

Campaign Finance: there is an election on Tuesday in Jackson County (November 3, 2013)