Wednesday, November 05, 2003
 Election Results...
Carolyn Peterson will be Ithaca's first female mayor, taking nearly 62% of the vote (in a three-way race no less!). Congratulations to her and the rest of the Democratic slate that won in most of Tompkins County. Judge Sherman, I am happy to report, beat republican Sue Kirby by a 2-1 margin. Judge Sherman has been county judge for the last 10 years and is in strong support of the ATI and drug court programs. I think this vote may indicate where the residents of the county stand on that particular issue. Continuing a tradition I started last year... I went to the Union Hall to get the election results as they were tallied. The Democrats gather at the hall on election night to celebrate victories and make speeches. I gotta say, its way better than reading about it in the paper the next day or watching the news. As results come in, district by district, people applaud and cheer as the Dems come out on top. Its really fantastic energy, and a part of the political process that not enough people see. It's hard to claim that your vote doesn't count when you see slim margins in each of the districts being reported and analyzed by local officials. This gets lost in the media when reports are made of overall numbers... margins, of course, get much larger in aggregate. People spend the evening making percentage predictions, people look for trends, just about every Democratic elected official (and Ithaca College journalism student) is there... its really fascinating... the culmination of seven months of campaigning and going door-to-door come down to this one night. For coverage of the night and detailed election results, check out the Ithaca Journal, and the Cornell Daily Sun. | private feedback | |
Hey! I'm Shane... a proud gay progressive Democrat who has recently relocated to New York City from Ithaca, NY. As I am no longer in Ithaca, I haven't quite decided the fate of this blog. Drop me a line!
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