Carl Sciortino Wins!!!

[boywonder.livejournal.com]

From the Somerville News:

Trane concedes, Sciortino wins on stickers

By George P. Hassett

Carl Sciortino's name was not on the ballot yet he still managed to hold onto his state rep. seat today, defeating challenger Bob Trane on a sticker campaign.

A few minutes ago at the Sons of Italy in Medford, Trane conceded the race and told cheering supporters, "We went up against a machine and fought the good fight."

   

Early unofficial returns point to a Sciortino victory. With seven precincts reporting, he led Trane 1,780 votes to 1,472, according to unofficial results.

Comments

What? Canvassers within the 150 feet line?

[gruene.livejournal.com]

The shock! The indecency! Nothing so outrageous has ever happened in an election before! Certainly not in Somerville, unless you count when Nancy Trane was standing directly in front of the door to the Teele Square Firehouse telling everyone to entered to vote for her son... Oh, Wait.

Re: What? Canvassers within the 150 feet line?

[cos]

Heh. During alderman at-large race between Marty Martinez and John Connolly, at the polling place I was volunteering at, Bob Trane kept coming inside and schmoozing with poll workers and voters, even though he seemed to be running the Connolly get-out-the-vote in the area.

Re: What? Canvassers within the 150 feet line?

[somertricky.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I can't hear you. Some moron's yelling at me through a bullhorn...