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Greenwich Citizen Editor Don Harrison's Poorly Maintained And Infrequently Updated News Website Was No Help What So Ever To His Best Buddy Chris Shays.
By Frances Moore and David Hennessey
Defying many predictions about this year's 4th Congressional District race, Democratic challenger Jim Himes upset longtime Republican incumbent Christopher Shays in Tuesday's election.
Himes will become the first Democrat to represent the district in 40 years.
"From the bottom of my heart I thank you," Himes said in his acceptance speech. "Tonight we have changed history."
Shays addressed his stunned supporters during his concession speech at the Norwalk Inn and Conference Center Tuesday night.
"I felt we were going to win this race, I really did," Shays said. But, he said he had only one regret: "I was hoping a very positive campaign with a good record could overcome this tsunami that we all know is there We did our very best but we had this tsunami that we knew was on its way."
The jovial crowd of Shays supporters who gathered at the Norwalk Inn Tuesday night.....
....Both Shays and his wife, Betsi, were happy with the overall campaign. "We have never wanted to win by lowering our standards or compromising our principles," she said.
Using the analogy of a submarine that is tested only once the vessel has been submerged in the water, Betsi said. "The integrity of this vessel has been tested and tested and tested and it has stayed strong Tonight we lost an election but we didn't lose our souls."
Shays commended his staff for its dedication. "It's really difficult to leave at this moment because I have the best staff in Congress," he said.
"I have always known that you can have a great election when you win and a great election when you lose," Shays said. "You want it to end with this great celebration [but] my two-year contract has not been renewed.".....
.....During the moving on process, Shays asked that his constituents not give him their sympathy.
"There's only gratitude for what I've had," he said, listing among the things he is most grateful for as his family, his constituents and being a citizen of the United States. "I'm a blessed man, that's the bottom line. It doesn't get better than that."
Betsi Shays followed by saying, "I don't think there's a more grateful politician in this country than this guy."
Moving on from the topic of his own race, Shays asked his supporters not to minimize the importance of supporting the next presidential administration.
"It is so important for whoever is president. I would have liked to have been a part of that," Shays said.
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Local Election Results
151st District, State House
CAMILLO: 5,290
KRUMEICH: 4,185
36th District, State Senate
FRANTZ: 14,256
DIAMOND: 8,191
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