How Did the Yesha Communities Vote?

The result of the voting in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley (source: Moetzet Yesha)

Number of Residents in the Jewish Communities: 456,865.

Number of Eligible Voters: 241,403 (52.8% of total population)

Percentage of State of Israel Voters: 3.78%

Percentage of Voter Participation: 76.8% (vs. 69.7% overall; 1.6% drop from April)

Voting Results per party (in percentages) :

Yamina: 24.4%

Likud: 22.4%

UTJ: 20.4%

Shas: 9.9%

Blue and White: 9%

Otzma: 6.9%

Yisrael Beiteinu: 3/6%

Labour: 1.7%

Democratic Camp: 0.6%

Other Parties that did not pass the threshold: 1.1%

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Absent But Voting

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Politicians Beware: Every Vote Counts (One Way or Another)

If only candidate's wife had taken the time to vote

Oops! Winchester council incumbent misses re-election by one vote -- guess whose it was

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- Bill Monroe lost by one vote in his bid to return to the Winchester City Council. And here's the clincher to the squeaker of a race:

His wife didn't vote.

If Kathie Monroe had indeed voted on Tuesday, her husband, a Democrat who previously served two terms on the council, would have tied with Republican opponent Tom Sells, a political newcomer.

Under state law, it would have been up to the council to break the tie. The council has three Republicans and two Democrats, but Bill Monroe is a veteran politician in this small town so it's unclear which candidate would have won out.

Monroe, 50, described Thursday how he learned of his 112-111 loss. He was sitting upstairs in his home when his wife came in to report the election results. This is his recollection of their conversation:

Kathie: "Bill, you lost."

Bill: "Well, how much did I lose by?"

Kathie: "One."

Bill: "Get out of here."

Kathie: "And I didn't vote."

He recalled, "She was embarrassed by it at first. 'Oh my God, look what I've done.'"