When The Reporter spoke with State Senator Jim Buck during the final minutes of Tuesday night, all of the numbers showed him as the presumptive winner, but the race had not been officially called by any state media outlet. One TV station was even showing him in District 23 instead of 21.
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“It appears I’ve won and I’m just grateful that people in State Senate District 21 have placed confidence in me to represent them,” Buck said. “We worked very hard, and we had an enormous amount of help from all three counties. I was very grateful for that. We had a lot of good volunteers. Mario has done a tremendous job of rallying up the base. At the same time the school board races – that’s the big draw here. Parents – and in a lot of cases teachers – are fed up with it. “
Buck said he is both humbled and proud to represent his district in the years to come, and he knows he works for the citizens in District 21.
“Hamilton County has always been kind to me,” Buck said. “I’ve been blessed that no matter where my district has been drawn, they’ve always been very kind and very helpful to me. I really appreciate serving them. My employers have always treated me well.”