Johnson Comes Out Ahead in Vote Tally
Friday, October 07 2011
Absentee and contested ballots have been counted in the local election and although the results won’t be official until City Council certifies the election on Tuesday, the numbers are in.
In the close race for City Council Seat E, Zoya Johnson opened up an 8-point lead over incumbent Katherine McGlashan with a total of 239 votes to McGlashan’s 220.
Dennis Robinson held on to unopposed city council seat B with a total of 378 votes.
The two uncontested school board seats went to Daniel Masoni and Sonia Handforth-Kome. Masoni won 25 of the 27 absentee and contested ballots for a total of 405 votes. Handforth-Kome received an additional 17 votes, bringing her to a total of 309.
475 ballots were cast in this municipal election. Three were discarded for registration reasons.