Sometimes people vote for one candidate as a mistake. Often it's done as a strategy. If people feel that the vote will be close, they only vote for one person, thereby not boosting any would-be competition. (Called "bullet voting")
I have no idea how close the Alderman-at-Large race was perceived to be, though.
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Date: 2003-11-05 01:22 pm (UTC)I have no idea how close the Alderman-at-Large race was perceived to be, though.