Primary prediction contest!
As voters stream -- we hope -- to polling places in Alabama, Mississippi and New Mexico today, it's time for a time-honored Fix primary day tradition: predicting the winners!
Here's what we are looking for:
1. Order of finish -- with percentages -- in the Alabama Democratic gubernatorial race between Rep. Artur Davis and state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks.
2. Percentage of the vote that party-switching Rep. Parker Griffith wins in his maiden voyage in a Republican primary in the northern Alabama 5th district.
Polls close in Alabama and Mississippi at 8 pm eastern so no predictions offered after that time will be eligible to win the official Fix t-shirt.
All predictions must be made in the comments section below to be eligible. And, if you need a primer on the primaries today, make sure to check out our "What to Watch For" post from the Fix earlier today.
Don't forget to bookmark the New Mexico, Alabama and Mississippi election results pages to follow the action tonight.
Predict away!
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Chris Cillizza
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June 1, 2010; 2:00 PM ET
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Posted by: battleground51 | June 1, 2010 10:26 PM | Report abuse
37th deserves a T-shirt for that post. Reminds me of Cliff Clavin's time on Jeopardy.
BB
Posted by: FairlingtonBlade | June 1, 2010 8:05 PM | Report abuse
Davis - 53.7%
Sparks - 46.3%
Griffith - 44.2%
Posted by: TunaMcDermott | June 1, 2010 7:45 PM | Report abuse
Sparks - 52%
Davis - 48%
Griffith - 35% (and will lose in the runoff)
Also, I live in Mississippi, and I think MS-01 and MS-04 will be worth watching:
MS-01
Nunnelee - 46%
Ross - 36%
McGlowan - 18%
MS-04
Palazzo - 59%
Tegerdine - 41%
Posted by: nsanford8493 | June 1, 2010 7:26 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Governor:
Davis: 53
Sparks: 47
Alabama House:
Griffith: 42
Posted by: pinwizard39 | June 1, 2010 6:53 PM | Report abuse
ALabama
Sparks - 57%
Davis - 43%
5th District - Griffiths - 37%
you mean I would get a t-shirt if I win???
Posted by: TheBabeNemo | June 1, 2010 6:53 PM | Report abuse
Governor
Davis 52.9%, Sparks 47.0%
AL-05
Griffiths to get 45.6%, heading to a runoff.
Posted by: JayPen | June 1, 2010 6:26 PM | Report abuse
AL-Governor:
Davis 57%
Sparks 43%
AL5:
Griffith 39%
Posted by: fourhourelection | June 1, 2010 6:24 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Gov. Dem. Primary: Davis-54, Sparks-46
Alabama Fifth GOP Primary: Griffith-43
Posted by: madoug | June 1, 2010 6:07 PM | Report abuse
AL-Gov:
Davis 51.3%
Sparks 48.5%
AL-05:
Griffith 44.5%
Posted by: mcgruff4-06 | June 1, 2010 4:36 PM | Report abuse
Al Governor:
Davis 53%
Sparks 47%
Al Congress
Griffth 43%
Posted by: culader | June 1, 2010 4:23 PM | Report abuse
Davis 50%, Sparks 47%
Griffith 41%
Posted by: dirtybusiness | June 1, 2010 4:14 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Gov.: Sparks 54 Davis 46
House Griffith 46
Posted by: efjsdo | June 1, 2010 4:06 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Gov.: Sparks 54 Davis 46
House Griffith 46
Posted by: efjsdo | June 1, 2010 4:04 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Gov D; Sparks 53 Davis 47
Alabama House R; Griffith 46
Posted by: ma261988 | June 1, 2010 3:35 PM | Report abuse
AL Gov. (D): Davis 53%, Sparks 44%
AL-5 (R): Griffith 46%
Posted by: angrydoug1 | June 1, 2010 3:34 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Governor D
Sparks 53
Davis 47
Alabama 5th District R
Griffith 45
Posted by: ma261988 | June 1, 2010 3:32 PM | Report abuse
Sparks 52
Davis 48
Griffith 41
Posted by: nobody333 | June 1, 2010 3:27 PM | Report abuse
AL-Gov (D)
Sparks: 53%
Davis: 47%
AL-05 (R)
Griffith: 48%
Griffith and Brooks head to a run off in July.
Just for fun...
AL-Gov (R)
Byrne: 32%
James: 26%
Moore: 22%
Bentley: 15%
Johnson, Potts, Taylor: <5%
Byrne and James = Runoff
Posted by: jordangpittman | June 1, 2010 3:27 PM | Report abuse
I predict a t-shirt will be given out at the end of all of this.
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Posted by: 37thand0street | June 1, 2010 3:14 PM | Report abuse
AL-Gov:
Davis - 55%
Sparks - 45%
AL-5:
Griffith - 39%
Posted by: andyroo312 | June 1, 2010 3:07 PM | Report abuse
Contests are for children's breakfast cereal.
Posted by: Noacoler | June 1, 2010 3:05 PM | Report abuse
I got nothin'
BB
Posted by: FairlingtonBlade | June 1, 2010 2:48 PM | Report abuse
Alabama Gov. (D): Davis 48, Sparks 46
Alabama House (R): Griffith 43
Posted by: templetontherat1978 | June 1, 2010 2:26 PM | Report abuse
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Gallup's generic polling shows the number of voters saying that they would vote for Republicans rising three points from last week, while the number saying they will vote for Democrats dropped four points. The 49%-43% lead for the Republicans is the largest that the pollster has ever recorded for the party. Moreover, Democratic enthusiasm for voting this fall fell a point, while enthusiasm among Republicans stayed about fifteen points higher. This indicates an even wider lead for Republicans once Gallup imposes a likely voter screen this fall.
The ObamaNation is about to have a very bad November.