The
2135 Dacia premier election was held in the shadow of rising tensions with the Whaling Congress nations in the South Oceans. Democratic incumbent Premier Kylie Kirner had middling popularity that hovered in the mid- to high-40s throughout much of her first term in office. Many Republicans and evne some Democrats were beginning to make noise about rising spending and growing budget deficits. Likewise, tensions were rising with the Whaling Congress as Dacian voters were split on how best to handle it. Whaling Congress ships had been violating American territorial waters and had captured and sunk several American vessels. Likewise, American vessels had captured and sunk Whaling Congress vessels in retaliation. But war had been averted, and Kirner ran on a reelection campaign on continued normalacy and the fact that she'd kept Dacia out of war.
Todd Hanazawa was an early favorite tow in the Republican nomination in 2135 and his chances of defeating Kirner in the general looked good. Hanazawa spent the 2133 midterms mending fences with conservative Republicans and donors. But while on vacation in early 2134, Todd Hanazawa disappeared during a routine swim in the ocean. After an extensive and exhaustive search, he was declared dead by the summer, leaving both the Republicans and the Seabreeze scrambling for a candidate. Early contenders included conservative Commonwealth Senators Eli Rodriguez of Green Coast and Jasmine Meeks of Sunny Shore and liberal Governor Allison Culbert of Umiaq, but party bosses and major donors wanted someone more moderate to bridge the gap between conservatives and ecologists. They approach John Evan Burrows, an Associate Justice of the Dacia Supreme Court. Burrows had previously served as the Governor of Green Coast, had been appointed to the Supreme Court by Charlie Phelps and had been a friend of Todd Hanazawa. While he campaigned little for the nomination, donors backed him over Rodriguez, Meeks and Culbert, forcing the three of them out after early primaries. Burrows tabbed former Governor William K. Wanamaker of Delphi as hus running mate. Wanamaker was a noted conservative, and he placated conservatives unhappy with Burrows's nomination.
The Seabreeze Party had won several legislative victories int he 2133 midterms. They'd been hoping to nominate Hanazawa for premier in 2135 in order to force both major parties to the left. But without Hanazawa, the party was in disaray. Many members returned to the Republican Party, backing John Evan Burrows for the nomination. A much smaller and less optimistic Seabreeze Party nominated Juan Orimura of Delphi, the former Director of Fish and Wildlife in the Hanazawa administration. Orimura had run unopposed for the nomination (most in the party had hoped to nominate a Hanazawa/Orimura ticket regardless of whom Hanazawa named as his running mate), and he named Jessica LeSueur of First Landing (a former member of the Longshoreman Union's Executive Committee) as his running mate.
One of the biggest issues in the general election were rising tensions with the Whaling Congress. UN reports indicated that the Whaling Congress was not abiding by set whaling limits, and when U.S. vessels confronted them, they grew hostile. Kirner promised that a peaceful, diplomatic solution could be found. Burrows said that the Whaling Congress wasn't a threat, but advocated for greater mobilization and a higher state of preparedness--Kirner accused him of unnecessary agression and saber rattling. Orimura promised an even further harder line, calling for military action to be taken to stop the Whaling Congress--a line that Todd Hanazawa himself had endorsed prior to his death. Kirner scratched out a narrow victory, once again winning a small plurality of the vote while the Juan Orimura was able to siphon off enough votes from John Evan Burrows for her to win. Three weeks after winning reelection, two American whaling vessels were sunk by a Kitasikian Navy ship. Nearly 200 Americans lost their lives in the incident. Within hours, Kirner received authorization from the White House to mobilize the National Guard and Minutemen units for war against Kitasik and the Whaling Congress.
2127 Dacia
2131 Dacia
2133 Xanadu
2137 Xanadu
2141 Xanadu & 2143 Barasses
2145 Xanadu & 2147 Barasses
2149 Xanadu & 2151 Barasses