Republican Ted Gaines defeats Democrat Ken Cooley in 1st Senate District special election

Posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 12:16 pm, Wed Jan 5, 2011.

Republican Ted Gaines defeated Democrat Ken Cooley in Tuesday's special election in the 1st Senate District, which includes Galt.

With all 514 precincts reporting as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial results show Gaines received 81,945 votes (63.2 percent) and Cooley received 47,743 votes (36.8 percent).

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Posted in News on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:00 am. Updated: 12:16 pm. | Tags: Ken Cooley, Ted Gaines

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514 of 514 Precincts
Candidate (elect 1)	Votes	Percent
Ted Gaines	81,945	63.2
Ken Cooley	47,743	36.8
Unofficial results as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
Source: California Secretary of State election results website

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