Continuing on with the News on Castle and Beckett. Spoilers for 8x22 Crossfire and earlier seasons episodes are contained within.

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"Good Evening, it's election night, November 8th, 2018 and this is Decision 2018. I'm John Thomas."

"And I'm Whitney Whitehead."

"Polling places have closed around the state and we will start to go to statewide and local campaign headquarters for reactions from the winners and losers in today's election."

"We have team coverage starting with Mandy Rodriguez and Tom Gerald covering the New York United States Senate race between Captain Kate Beckett and State Senator Vince Lingingham."

"We start with Mandy at the Beckett campaign. Mandy."

"There is a lot of excitement here at the Beckett campaign headquarters. They're hoping for a reversal from the early poling that had Captain Beckett well behind her opponent, Senator Lingingham. I'm joined here by Joanne Delgado, public relations director for the Beckett campaign. Ms. Delgado, now that Election Day is here, are there any early reactions?"

"We all here at the Beckett campaign are cautiously optimistic. Captain Beckett has been crossing the state to talk with the voters and listen to their concerns. She has been meeting some voters in small groups. Most of our rallies throughout the state were standing room only. The voters who came to me after hearing Captain Beckett speak were enthusiastic about her candidacy. We hope that that translated into votes. Our latest polling data indicates that we should do well but you never know for sure until all the votes are counted."

"And Captain Beckett?"

"She and her husband, Richard Castle, are watching the results nearby and will be appearing shortly to address the crowd."

"Thank you, back to you in the studio."


"The polling places have been closed for about 1 hour and the returns are slowly starting to come in. With 10% of the precincts reporting, the main state wide race for the US Senate seat between Captain Kate Beckett and State Senator Vince Lingingham is very close. A difference of less than 2% of the total tally."

"When checking in with spokesmen for each campaign, their polling in by the campaign staff led them to believe that there was a good chance of them prevailing."


"We now go to our poll master, John Cannon to give us the latest. John."

"We have been tracking the key precincts for the past several hours in the US Senate race between Captain Kate Beckett and State Senator Vince Lingingham. With 35% of the precincts tallied we can now give our prediction."

"We predict that Captain Kate Beckett will win the US Senate seat from the state of New York."

"Can you give us a sense of the voter's opinions on the candidates?"

"Yes, about 55% of all voters and 80% of the voters who cast for Captain Beckett felt that "someone new" or "outside of the normal politician" was needed for this seat."

"Conversely, less than 30% of Senator Lingingham's supporters felt that there needed to be an outsider in the Senate."

"This trend of voters wanting someone outside has been going on for a long time but it seems especially magnified during this election season."

"Thank you, John. Well there you have it, the next United States Senator from the state of New York will be Captain Kate Beckett."


"We send it down to the Beckett campaign where the Senator-elect is going to give a speech."

"I present you, the next Senator from the state of New York, Kate Beckett!"

Applause

"Thank you."

Applause

"Thank you."

Applause

"Thank you. Thank you Joanne for that wonderful introduction. Also thank you for your outstanding communication efforts for me. The product of your work, my election, cannot be adequately thanked. But, thank you."

Applause

"I also want to thank all the campaign workers who tirelessly worked on my behalf. Without your unceasing, unsung work, I would not be here today."

Applause

"I also need to thank Senator John Merkle for his counsel and his support for my candidacy. His encouragement led me to pursue this office that I so humbly accept for the people of New York."

Applause

"I also thank my wonderful husband, Richard Castle, who has stood by me as my partner, friend, confidant and husband for a long time. You may not have seen him at as many events as he would like because he has been taking care of our first child together, Lily. His support has allowed me to pursue this office. 'Thank you' seems so inadequate but I don't have your gift of words."

Laughter and Applause

"I also thank my opponent, Senator Lingingham."

Applause and murmurs

"Yes, I want to thank him. Without a spirited debate of the issues, there is no progress. No one person has a monopoly on the best way to run our great country. Some of his ideas, while appealing, are not my vision for the future of this great country. And I am sure he would say the same thing about me, if our positions were reversed. I want to thank him for making me sure of the positions I hold dear and have an informed basis for them."

"He phoned me earlier to offer his congratulations on my election and hoped that we could work together in the future, him remaining in the State Senate. I plan to use him for ideas to help our great state."

Applause

"And finally, I'd like to thank the voters. They took a chance on me not holding public office before. I am humbled by the voters' confidence that the great responsibility they have given me will be used wisely for all the people in New York and the rest of these United States. I promise that I will strive to do the best I can to be worthy of that responsibility."

Applause

"There you have it, the new Senator from the State of New York, Kate Beckett."


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