Luetkemeyer Wins Election

Posted to Politics Watch by Lauren Bale at 10:00 p.m., Nov. 2, 2010

Republican incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer has successfully won his 2nd term as U.S. House Representative from the 9th District of Missouri. Luetkemeyer beat libertarian candidate Chris Dwyer, and considers the election a return to what the people want.

"We're excited because not only have we won tonight but a lot of the races we were working on here in the district have won," Luetkemeyer said. "A lot of the races around the country are going our way. It looks like we’re going to be in the majority so its been a good night."

Luetkemeyer stated that the country can now take a right turn, and become governed by basic Republican principles.

"We have to go back to governing the way we should, which is by the Constitution and the good, sound, Conservative, fiscal principles of budgeting," Luetkemeyer said. "We’re excited about going back to D.C. and start straightening out this mess."