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    Justin Amash wins 3rd term in congress with 58% of vote

    Election 2014: Rep. Justin Amash wins 3rd term, applauds civil race with challenger Bob Goodrich

    By Andrew Krietz
    on November 04, 2014 at 11:56 PM

    GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Incumbent U.S. Rep. Justin Amash handily beat Democratic challenger Bob Goodrich to secure his seat in Congress for a third term.

    Amash, a Republican from Cascade Township, established a Libertarian reputation during his first two terms and has been a staunch defender of civil liberties and the U.S. Constitution.

    Movie theater owner Goodrich waged a campaign to unseat the congressman, but admitted it likely would be too steep of a challenge in a district with a Republican lean.

    As predicted, Amash held a commanding lead over Goodrich for most of the evening Tuesday, Nov. 4. He was up 58 to 39 percent as of 11:30 p.m. About 15 percent of precincts had yet to report.

    The re-elected congressman offered an olive branch to Goodrich in his victory speech to supporters at downtown Grand Rapids' Peppino's restaurant — a 180-degree turn in tone compared to his fiery primary speech with then-challenger Brian Ellis.

    "It was a civil campaign," said Amash of Goodrich. "He cares a lot about civil liberties issues, I know he's been involved in the local ACLU.

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    http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapi.../11/amash.html



    Amash
    58%
    125,141
    Goodrich
    39%
    84,308

    99% reporting

    http://www.cnn.com/election/2014/results/state/MI/house
    Last edited by jct74; 11-05-2014 at 09:39 AM.



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    Excellent!
    The proper concern of society is the preservation of individual freedom; the proper concern of the individual is the harmony of society.

    "Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow." - Byron

    "Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe." - Milton

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    Good, he is hard to replace.



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