Two-term Democratic Rep. Andy Kim is in a tight race in the 3rd District against Republican candidate Bob Healey. For most of the election cycle, political forecasters called the race a “likely” win for Kim. But Healey gained momentum at a key moment; last week the Cook Political Report downgraded the race to “lean” Democratic. A political group funded largely by Healey’s mother has spent millions on the race and that may make all the difference.
Asked how he felt on Election Day, Kim said, “I feel really good.” He said that in final campaigning, “what we mainly want to push out here is that we hope people go out and vote. And I hope they exercise their responsibility and recognize that if you’re not voting that you’re allowing people to make decisions about your life for you. And I hope people recognize that we have to take control.”
Healey said, “Its going to boil down to a question, ‘are you better off than you were two years ago?’ I think most people in this district will say they’re not. They are not more economically sound, they don’t feel safer and they are more worried about what their children are going to be taught in school and I think they’re going to vote on that.”
