Republican 'reflecting' after losing Giffords seat
By AMANDA LEE MYERSBy AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press?
?Jesse Kelly, R-Ariz., smiles and shakes hands with supporters as he arrives for a post-election night event Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Kelly is running against Democrat Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords' former district director, for the seat Giffords left in January to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to her head during a gunman's shooting spree a year earlier. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jesse Kelly, R-Ariz., smiles and shakes hands with supporters as he arrives for a post-election night event Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Kelly is running against Democrat Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords' former district director, for the seat Giffords left in January to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to her head during a gunman's shooting spree a year earlier. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jesse Kelly, Republican candidate for Congress, District 8, delivers his concession speech with his wife Aubrey by his side during the election eve gathering in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in Tucson, AZ. Democrat Ron Barber was elected to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wounded during a shooting in Jan. 2011, that left six others dead. (AP Photo/Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star)
In an election to fill former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, D-Ariz., congressional seat, Democratic candidate Ron Barber, right, celebrates a victory with Giffords and supporters at a post election event, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Gabrielle Giffords' former district director, in a special election for the seat Giffords left in January to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to her head during a gunman's shooting spree a year earlier.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, pool)
In an election to fill former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., congressional seat, Democratic candidate Ron Barber, left, gets a hug from Giffords as they celebrate a victory before Barber addresses supporters at a post election event, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Gabrielle Giffords' former district director, in a special election for the seat Giffords left in January to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to her head during a gunman's shooting spree a year earlier.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, pool)
Democrat Ron Barber, with for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at right, celebrates his defeat of Republican Jesse Kelly in a special election in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star) No mags, no sales, mandatory credit
PHOENIX (AP) ? Ron Barber's decisive victory in a special election for the congressional seat held by his old boss and fellow mass shooting survivor Gabrielle Giffords is raising questions over whether his Republican opponent will continue to campaign for the November election.
Tea party Republican Jesse Kelly lost Tuesday's election by 6 percentage points.
Analysts say that's a significant margin considering that the district voted for Republicans the last two presidential elections and that Kelly very nearly unseated Giffords in the 2010 campaign.
Barber, who is expected to be sworn into Congress on Tuesday, will have to win over voters again in the Aug. 28 primary and Nov. 6 general election.
Kelly says he's "reflecting on the future" and would have an announcement about his plans by the end of the week.
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