Election Day Live Coverage

[TheCat]

Well, if he remains under Delaney's tutelage...we may do okay.

[Kay]

Happy about Anna Brosche and Tommy H. 

[Tacachale]

Cannot tell you how happy I am that Anania did not win.  Re Lisa King, everyone I spoke to who knows voters told me she probably could not win because it is such a heavily Republican district.    I don't think it was her.

I would agree Kay.  They didn't bother to come an hear what the Dem had to say.

Pretty much. It's essentially a one-party district, like several others.

[sheclown]

What about Gaffney and Spencer?

[Cheshire Cat]

I am over the moon that Jacksonville showed Kimberly Daniels the door.  That is the highlight of this race for me. 

[Cheshire Cat]

What about Gaffney and Spencer?

My guess is we will see a recount.

[Kay]

Given how close the numbers for the mayor and sheriff line up, however,.....

Its not the usual thing.

I think that Lenny got elected partially because of Mike Williams popularity.   

Lenny won because Brown was a weak leader for to much of his tenure.  He was not a strong incumbent and the result is that he lost to a guy who basically didn't say too much for most of his campaign but just the fact that he offered a change was enough for many.  I have repeatedly stated I was conflicted about this race.  As it stands now it is my sincere hope that Curry moves from the far right and embraces Jacksonville as a varied whole where everyone's civil rights matter along with their safety and lifestyle.  Fingers crossed in a big way.

hes not that breed of guy Diane. I wish he was, but he isn't.

Hes a vindictive petty spirited person, and we've got four years of this guy.

There is a lot that won't get done now, and you can kiss the cultural spending good bye.

We shall see soon enough.  I am thinking Curry will recognize that the cultural assets of this city have been a driver behind so many of the good things currently happening. I bet Khan is thinking he has to start from square one with a new mayor whose main supporter in the person of Rummell is not one of his favorite people.

And what about Sleiman?

[mtraininjax]

I think that Lenny got elected partially because of Mike Williams popularity. 

You have 4 new years to figure out what went wrong.....

Bill Bishop's support base.....where did they go?

[sheclown]

Happy about Anna Brosche and Tommy H.

+1

So glad about this.

[Cheshire Cat]

Given how close the numbers for the mayor and sheriff line up, however,.....

Its not the usual thing.

I think that Lenny got elected partially because of Mike Williams popularity.   

Lenny won because Brown was a weak leader for to much of his tenure.  He was not a strong incumbent and the result is that he lost to a guy who basically didn't say too much for most of his campaign but just the fact that he offered a change was enough for many.  I have repeatedly stated I was conflicted about this race.  As it stands now it is my sincere hope that Curry moves from the far right and embraces Jacksonville as a varied whole where everyone's civil rights matter along with their safety and lifestyle.  Fingers crossed in a big way.

hes not that breed of guy Diane. I wish he was, but he isn't.

Hes a vindictive petty spirited person, and we've got four years of this guy.

There is a lot that won't get done now, and you can kiss the cultural spending good bye.

Well, I hope you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I will remain open to see what he does.  I did not support Brown the first go round and refrained from saying anything about his tenure until he had been in office for over two and a half years.  By then it was clear to me that he was the guy I expected him to be.  I fear the same from Curry but will wait and see how he governs.  Their ideas and platforms were similar in many ways from no tax to no real commitment on the HRO.  Lets see how it goes.  I am happy with several of the council races and comfortable with the fact that we will have a good counter balance of minds to the new mayor. 

[fsujax]

Happy to see Brosche, Hazouri and Williams win, sad about Lisa King. She would have done great.

[strider]

And won't Joe be disappointed when Kim Scott is still there.

With Denise Lee as the director of Housing.

But at least the lgbt community helped get rid of the homophobe.

I would have been far more disappointed if Brown had won! Besides, we don't know for sure who or what will happen.  I only heard this stuff from Stephen and hey, look how right he has been this election.....This at least means there is still some hope for change in the coming four years.

[Tacachale]

Well, if he remains under Delaney's tutelage...we may do okay.

He has a lot of good advisors, he just needs to listen to him. The same was true of Brown.

[fsujax]

Mayor's race I am just kind of eh.....sadly.

[TheCat]

I am over the moon that Jacksonville showed Kimberly Daniels the door.  That is the highlight of this race for me.

I think Daniels was voted out for one reason, the "D" next to her name not because we were being sensical.