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Progressive Voices Win In C-U |
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by Ida (No verified email address) |
02 Apr 2003
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Yesterday's election was a victory for racial equity and progressive values in Champaign-Urbana. Cope Cumpston won the School Board race in Urbana against incumbent Tina Gunsalus by a slim 25 vote lead in a vigorous race to the finish line. Geraldo Rosales secured one of the three available seats on the Champaign City Council. Progressive Ken Urban ran an intense grassroots campaign and came in fourth out of six candidates. And two years after stanch conservatives unseated progressive Margie Skirvin on the Champaign School Board, Skirvin is back in the seat along with Nathaniel Banks, who ran a strong race and came in second. Progressives were concerned that Jim McGuire would win a School Board seat, but McGuire came in fifth, trailing Skirvin by over 600 votes. |
Here are the breakdowns by contest:
Urbana School Board:
District #4:
308 / 52% Cope Cumpston
283 / 48 % Tina Gunsalus
District #3:
149 / 77% Ruth Ann Fisher
44 / 23% Rev. Bogan
All other Urbana School Board Races were uncontested, the winners are:
188/ 100% Joyce Hudson - Dist 1
122 / 100% Carol George - Dist 2
222 / 100% Mark Netter - Dist 5
298 / 100 % Steve Summers - Dist 6
233 / 100 % John Dimit - Dist 7
Champaign School Board - all at large - 4 seats:
4476 / 19% Scott Anderson
4275 / 18% Nathaniel Banks
4163 / 17% Norm Lambert
3907 / 16% Margie Skirvin
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3287 / 14% Jim McGuire
1556 / 7% Charles Dunnum
1142 / 5% Doug Hurst
1057 / 4% Charles Young
Champaign City Council - all at large - 3 seats
3447 / 25% Kathy Ennen
3160 / 23% Tom Bruno
2627 /19% Geraldo Rosales
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1814 / 13% Ken Urban
1542 / 11% Bill Glithero
1099 / 8% Ed Brandt
Champaign's mayor won an uncontested race:
4168 / 100% Jerry Schweighart
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