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Laurel Prussing Trumps Satterthwaite, Urbana Gets First Female Mayor! |
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by IMCista
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22 Feb 2005
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With all 23 precincts reporting:
Prussing 2507
Hursey 125
Satterthwaite 2237
Not enough disputed ballots to make a difference |
Progressives solidfied their hold on Urbana politics as Laurel Prussing handily won the Democratic mayoral primary over 12-year incumbent Tod Satterthwaite. Winning the Democratic primary in Urbana virtually assures that Prussing will become Urbana's first female mayor.
In the three council primaries, voters elected two progressive candidates and Carle now has it's first representative, Lynn Barnes, who will also represent Ward 7 in her spare time.
Final unofficial results for Urbana Democratic primary, with all 23 precincts reporting:
Prussing 2507
Hursey 125
Satterthwaite 2237
Not enough disputed ballots to make a difference anywhere except Baldwin vs. Roberts
For council:
Bowersox
Roberts (by a nose and some provisional ballots may make a difference)
Barnes |
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