▁General ▁E lection , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 9 , 4 9 9 ▁votes . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Rus che ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁Primary , ▁and ▁won ▁with ▁ 1 , 5 1 6 ▁votes , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁General ▁E lection , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 1 3 , 6 0 8 ▁votes ▁against ▁a ▁write - in ▁candidate , ▁who ▁received ▁none . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Rus che ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Democratic ▁Primary , ▁and ▁won ▁with ▁ 1 , 2 5 6 ▁votes , ▁and ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁General ▁E lection , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 9 , 8 2 4 ▁votes . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁When ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁Mike ▁N ac car ato ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁ 7 ▁sen ate ▁seat ▁leaving ▁the ▁B ▁seat ▁open , ▁Rus che ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Democratic ▁Primary , ▁and ▁won ▁with ▁ 1 , 9 9 8 ▁votes , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁General ▁E lection ▁with ▁ 8 , 8 5 0 ▁votes ▁( 5 0 . 9 %) ▁against ▁Republican ▁nom ine e