PUSD BOE election results
posted by Jeremiah 3/07/2007 08:56:00 AM
Here are the results from yesterday's election, according to the website of the City Clerk. According to the election rules, a candidate must get 50% or more of the vote to win, so despite a commanding lead, Cooper will have to go up against Mastromatteo in a runoff. As predicted, Bib and Bob will have a rematch as well.
In a result that surprised me, the Stonehill News favorite for a Seat 6 landslide, Roberta Martinez, lost in what turned out to be a close race to the better funded Tom Selinske. I had at first assumed that a disparity in campaign financing might be an explanation, but I just heard from Roberta who informed me that in the end she and Selinske rang in at about $11,ooo and $13,000 respectively... so that takes that theory off the table.
I also find it interesting to look at the total number of votes for each seat.
In a result that surprised me, the Stonehill News favorite for a Seat 6 landslide, Roberta Martinez, lost in what turned out to be a close race to the better funded Tom Selinske. I had at first assumed that a disparity in campaign financing might be an explanation, but I just heard from Roberta who informed me that in the end she and Selinske rang in at about $11,ooo and $13,000 respectively... so that takes that theory off the table.
| Seat 2 | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| George Loew | 3,513 | 24.6% |
| Mark Mastromatteo | 3,674 | 25.7% |
| Renatta Cooper | 7,083 | 49.6% |
| Seat 4 | Votes | % |
| George Lewis | 720 | 4.9% |
| Bob Harrison | 5,238 | 35.9% |
| William A. Bibbiani | 6,783 | 46.5% |
| Milena Albert | 1,831 | 12.5% |
| Seat 6 | Votes | % |
| Roberta H. Martinez | 6,881 | 48.3% |
| Tom Selinske | 7,357 | 51.6% |
I also find it interesting to look at the total number of votes for each seat.
| Total Votes | Total Abstained | % Abstained | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 2 | 14,270 | 302 | 2.1% |
| Seat 4 | 14,572 | 0 (baseline) | 0% |
| Seat 6 | 14,238 | 334 | 2.3% |
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