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Tim Nieukirk’s “victory” speech
Thursday, Nov 9, 2006 BOOM-Shakalaka! The Get Nieuked ticket got 16 write-in votes in the City of Peoria alone. It’s not too late to help retire the Get Nieuked campaign debt by buying a t-shirt, button or trucker cap at their CafePress page. Go help them out. 
- Posted by Rich Miller
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- Robbie - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:40 pm:
I indeed got nieuked on tuesday. i could not harbor voting for any of the 3 candidates on the ballot. so i got in there and made the last second decision to write him in.
- Anon - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:56 pm:
BOOOM Shakalaka - US Senate in ‘08!!!
- Cal Skinner - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:19 pm:
It appears that the YouTube candidate came in second among Peoria write-ins. He got 16. Randy Stufflebeam got 222.
- Dark Knight - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:30 pm:
I find your fascination with this odd-ball, well, odd.
- Robbie - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:31 pm:
There actually was a Stufflebeam yard sign on my route to work the last few weeks. Not sure if he got many votes in Galesburg.
- Walking Wounded - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:40 pm:
Oddball? I wouldn’t go on to say that. Unconventional, maybe…and definitely unique. I admire how fashionable the Lt. Governor candidate dresses; hat and tie, a real classy fellow. Glad to see there were some Central Illinoisians who weren’t afraid to get Nieuked. Go get ‘em next time, Tim!
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:00 pm:
DK, it’s a joke. People can be so serious in this business.
- Jeff Trigg - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:03 pm:
Judging from the very few authorities that are reporting write-ins, Stufflebeam should pass 5,000 easily and may get 10,000 votes or more. I’d be curious how that compares to history in Illinois. I think Nader in 04 got around 5,000.
Thanks to the Nieuk for the entertainment.
- Levois - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:00 pm:
I think Republicans should hire this man. LOL!!!
- Shelbyville - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:55 pm:
Levois - we certainly couldn’t do any worse than we already have. :)
- Frank - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:12 pm:
Hallelujah!
- Tessa - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:59 pm:
God Bless Nieuk for giving me something to smile about this election season. I’m gonna miss him. Maybe if he sends in his resume, Blago will give him a job?
- Anonymous - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 8:27 pm:
http://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/results/2006/docs/nov/11_07_2006_writein.pdf
Unfortunatley, only one vote for the Nieukirk campaign in Champaign County. It wasn’t me either.
- Carl Nyberg - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 9:34 pm:
Jeff, my observation closing polls is that most judges either didn’t know how to count write-in votes or they didn’t care.
The electronic machines are more efficient at recording write-in votes than the old system.
- Shadoobie - Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 9:51 am:
Tim got 11 votes in Sangamon County. A protest vote if I ever saw one.
- train111 - Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 11:26 am:
Out of 8 counties so far tabulating write-in votes (Champaign, Crawford, Douglas, LaSalle,McLean, Peoria, and Sangamon)
The results are as follows:
Stufflebeam 1,418 (He looks to get a respectable total for a write-in candidate.)
Neiukirk 55
McCoy (Libertarian) 47
Mike Shorten 2
Albert “Barney” Sloan 7
Martin Koch 1
Angel Rivera 1
David Sito 1
There you have it from someone with way too much time on their hands!!
train111