When I profiled the candidates in Ward 5, I mentioned that it was difficult to find out anything about the challenger, Michael Osburn. Anecdotally, I heard a couple of stories about him. One was from a candidates' forum. The moderator said that Osburn had not responded to their invitation and wasn't there that evening. A … Continue reading Election story of the day: Ward 5 →

Last night I received a press release regarding a write-in candidate for this ward. I had mentioned in an earlier post that I had heard that this was happening, but didn't report it because I didn't have confirmation. With all 12 precincts reporting, it appears that the write-in campaign has failed to garner enough votes. … Continue reading Norfolk Ward 3 Winner: Burfoot →

With all 6 precincts reporting, we have our first unofficial winner this evening. It appears incumbent Don Williams has fended off repeat challenger Barbara Saunders. The totals being reported are 1596 for Williams and 1238 for Saunders, with 3 write-ins. UPDATE: Vote totals now being reported are 1626 Williams, 1264 Saunders. The 3 write-ins remain. … Continue reading Norfolk Ward 5 Winner: Williams →

Polls closed about half an hour ago. So I figured I'd check the results. So far: 17 of 55 precincts reporting - Mayor - Fraim 83%, Montague 17% Ward 1 - Williams 57%, Saunders 43% (2/6 precincts) Ward 2 - Whibley 69%, Wallach 25%, Belin 5% (7/15 precincts) Ward 5 - Wright 56%, Osburn 42% … Continue reading Live blogging: election results →