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As promised, here’s our quick postscript on our White House Hotties contest. We’re going to close the loop on a few items and offer up some amusing addenda about the competition.

First, a special message to the reader who sent us this email, well after the polls closed: “Mi voto es por Paul Skoczylas.” Sorry, but we didn’t count your “voto.” In addition to being three hours late, it was excluded by our “English only” rule.

Second, in response to our question about the hotness of Josh McCoy, Ben Wilmoth’s unofficial campaign manager, we received a photograph of Josh. You can check it out after the jump.

Third, we received several additional pictures of the male hottie winner, David Copley. They also appear after the jump.

Finally, even though their candidate didn’t win, we have to give a Wonkette salute to the supporters of Emily House. “Team Emily” came up with the most innovative and creative campaign by far. Check out their blog here, their new T-shirt design here, and their latest campaign video here:

Additional statements from Team Emily, as well as an earlier campaign video, appear after the jump.

We had fun with the White House Hotties contest — and it seems like the Bushies did too. So check back soon, to learn about our next exciting hotties competition.

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And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: announcement of the winners in our White House Hotties contest. We asked for your nominations, selected some worthy contenders — both men and women — and threw open the polls. Thousands of votes later, you have crowned two worthy hotties.

In the women’s race, in which almost 9,000 votes were tabulated, you picked Taylor Hughes as queen of the hotties. Taylor developed an early lead, which she never surrendered — despite aggressive campaigns by her two chief rivals, Mary Anne Calamas and Emily House. Hughes may have benefited from all the exposure she received after she was photographed repeatedly by the news media, strolling alongside her unindicted boss, Karl Rove (who probably taught Taylor a thing or two about running a campaign).

The men’s race was much closer than the women’s. For a while, it was beginning to look like Taylor Hughes’s beau, Jeb Mason, would be elected Prom King to her Queen. But in the final hours, David Copley surged past him, winning the coveted title of male White House Hottie. To those of you who question Copley’s victory, consider this testimonial:

I’ve known Dave Copley for years, and aside from being a total gentleman to every girl I’ve ever seen him deal with, he is ripped and very attractive. He’s a generally great guy and evidently he’s also great in bed if you ask certain Pennsylvania CRs.

Now, a caveat. We don’t mean to turn this contest into Bush v. Gore, with a frustratingly unresolved outcome, but we do have one open issue. In declaring Copley the winner, we’re assuming that he’s still a White House/OMB employee, at least as an official matter.

We hear that Copley may be in Iraq right now. If he’s in Iraq as part of his White House duties, of if he’s on leave from his White House job but still technically employed there, that’s fine. But if not, then we may have to disqualify him — and declare runner-up Jeb Mason to be the winner.

Update: Sorry, Jeb. Multiple sources have informed us that Copley remains on the OMB payroll and is still a White House employee. He’s in Iraq as part of a voluntary detail to the State Department.

The complete contest results appear after the jump. Also, check back later today for our hotties contest postscript, in which we tie up a few loose ends and pass along some funny tidbits (like the Emily House campaign video).

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The polls in our White House Hotties contest — click here to vote in the women’s race, and here to vote in the men’s — will stay open until Monday at 10 AM. As of Saturday afternoon, Taylor Hughes leads the women, and David Copley leads the men.

But there’s still time for their competition to catch up. And as we enter the home stretch, the hotties and their supporters are pulling out all the stops. Campaign strategies are being crafted; dirty tricks are being played. Accusations of improper conduct — and vigorous responses thereto — are flying.

After the jump — i.e., click on that pointing finger indicating “More” — you can check out the latest claims and defenses.

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Say what you will about the Bush Administration, but it can’t be denied that they know how to run a smart campaign. This is becoming quite clear as our White House Hotties competition unfolds. (Vote here for hottest female, and here for hottest male.)

Fresh from saving her boss’s ass — she batted her eyes at Pat Fitzgerald, and he melted like Katherine Harris’s concealer in the Florida sun — Taylor Hughes broke away from the pack. The leggy Taylor developed an early lead, and it looked like she’d be impossible to catch. The women’s race was shaping us as boring — in contrast to the men’s, which remains hotly contested.

But the latest tallies show Mary Anne Calamas and Emily House gaining fast. And House may be helped by a brilliant campaign — which you can learn about after the jump.

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The polls are now open in our White House Hotties contest. They will remain open until 10 a.m. Eastern time, Monday morning. Cast your vote for female hottie here, and your vote for male hottie here.

We’re big believers in an informed electorate. So we’ve collected testimonials, as well as tidbits of gossip, about the contestants.

Testimonials for the female finalists are available after the jump (or just click here). Testimonials for the male finalists will follow later today. Vote early and often, and tell all your friends!

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It’s a tough job, but somebody had to do it. We sifted through your many nominations in our White House Hotties contest, winnowing the entries down to eight contenders on the women’s side. (The male hotties will square off in a separate poll.) MORE »

Wow, you guys work fast. We show you some photos of Karl Rove and a mysterious hottie, whom the AP refers to as an “unidentified aide.” Within minutes, several of you inform us of her name: Taylor Hughes. MORE »