{"id":1675,"date":"2011-12-06T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2011-12-06T22:02:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T03:02:45","slug":"live-blogging-savannahs-mayoral-and-aldermanic-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/06\/live-blogging-savannahs-mayoral-and-aldermanic-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Live blogging Savannah&#8217;s mayoral and aldermanic runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<strong>10:05 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>I made a follow up post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/06\/edna-jackson-elected-savannahs-new-mayor-tom-bordeaux-takes-at-large-council-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edna Jackson elected Savannah&#8217;s new mayor; Tom Bordeaux takes at-large council seat<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>9:21 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thanks to the handful of you who followed this post. At the end of the day, Jackson just had too much of a head start for Felser to catch her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:16<br \/>\n<\/strong>Well those final 8 precincts went very heavily for Jackson, who ended up winning by 2362 votes, about 500 fewer than she defeated Felser by in November. So he didn&#8217;t make up as much ground as it appeared just a few minutes ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* 468 x 60 Banner bottom *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3159198192\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>9:14<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9.13.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1679\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/06\/live-blogging-savannahs-mayoral-and-aldermanic-runoff\/screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9-13-35-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9.13.35-PM-e1323223898964.png?fit=670%2C293\" data-orig-size=\"670,293\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-06 at 9.13.35 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9.13.35-PM-e1323223898964.png?fit=300%2C131\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9.13.35-PM-e1323223898964.png?fit=594%2C260\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-06-at-9.13.35-PM-e1323223898964.png?resize=594%2C260\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-06 at 9.13.35 PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1679\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:13<br \/>\n<\/strong>Votes are in. <\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Edna Jackson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:11 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>The other four candidates in the general election for mayor got about 8500 votes. Here&#8217;s a reminder about the vote totals in November:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1678\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/06\/live-blogging-savannahs-mayoral-and-aldermanic-runoff\/screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11-07-56-pm-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM1-e1323223633751.png?fit=670%2C181\" data-orig-size=\"670,181\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM1-e1323223633751.png?fit=300%2C81\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM1-e1323223633751.png?fit=594%2C160\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM1-e1323223633751.png?resize=594%2C160\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen-shot-2011-11-08-at-11.07.56-PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"160\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1678\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given Jackson&#8217;s lead from that race, I can&#8217;t help but be impressed that Felser and his campaign are still plausibly within striking distance with 85% reporting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:03 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Interestingly, with those 8 precincts still unreported, 14,772 votes have been cast in the mayoral race, but only 13,840 in the at large city council race. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not unusual for down ticket races to get fewer votes, but that seems a large disparity to me. Did voters simply not like either candidate? Or did they not know enough to feel comfortable voting for the final aldermanic seat?<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:57<br \/>\n<\/strong>With 7015 votes at this point, Felser has easily surpassed the 5115 he got in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson got 7965 in the general election and has 7757 right now. <\/p>\n<p>So, however this turns out, kudos to Felser for dramatically closing the gap of 2850 votes in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:53 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>With only 8 precincts left to report and Jackson with a lead of 745 votes, Felser supporters have a mere glimmer of hope here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:50 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>And congratulations to Tom Bordeaux, who has 59.48% in the council at large position #2. That&#8217;s with 85% of precincts reporting. Bordeaux is secure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:48 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nCongrats to Tybee&#8217;s Barry Brown, who defeated incumbent Bill Garbett 433 to 363 with both precincts reporting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:47 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n47 of 55 precincts:<br \/>\nJackson: 7757<br \/>\nFelser: 7015<\/p>\n<p>Bordeaux: 8232<br \/>\nYoung: 5608<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:43 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Well, I&#8217;m just sitting here. My cat Clumsy is on my lap. Cloud is lying on the printer. My dinner from Peking House has been set aside for now.<\/p>\n<p>These results are obviously unofficial, but in the days of touch voting and the absence of a paper trail, preliminary data almost has to be confirmed by a &#8220;recount&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll take a moment here to congratulate both Jeff Felser and Edna Jackson on upbeat, spirited campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:34<br \/>\n<\/strong>Btw, there&#8217;s also a runoff for a single council seat at Tybee between Barry Brown and Bill Garbett. I know nothing about that race, but I&#8217;ll add the numbers when Tybee&#8217;s two precincts begin reporting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:31<\/strong><br \/>\nA note regarding turnout: if the 30% of precincts that have reported so far are representative of citywide turnout, then we&#8217;ll see total votes number close to 19,000. That&#8217;s only slightly lower than the number who voted in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:26 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nBtw, I don&#8217;t have any way of telling which precincts have reported at this point. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re following this, you&#8217;ll need to refresh your browser from time to time. <\/p>\n<p><strong>8:24 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nGiven that Bordeaux got more than 40% of the vote in the three-way race for the remaining alderman-at-large seat, and given that he has a strong track record among the city&#8217;s Democratic voters, both white and black, I expect him to win relatively handily. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll also note that commentators harp constantly on race as a determinant in Savannah&#8217;s voting patterns. But already we see racial disparity. Both races feature one black candidate and one white candidate. The black candidate in the mayoral race (Jackson) has 50.18% of the vote right now; the black candidate in the aldermanic race (Clinton Young) has 38.80%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:19 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nWith 17\/55 precincts reporting, Jackson leads Felser by 20 votes, 2842 to 2822.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, Bordeaux has opened up a big early lead over Clinton Young &#8212; 3262 to 2068.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:10 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nHello all, I&#8217;m going to experiment with live blogging the results of today&#8217;s runoff election in Savannah. No returns yet, but the first precincts should be reporting soon.<\/p>\n<p>Just a note that a Chatham County elections official earlier today predicted turnout would only be 10%, but subsequent reports for the city of Savannah put turnout at about twice that much. Turnout will be crucial, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>About 33% of registered Savannahians voted in the general election in November. That&#8217;s about one-fifth of the total number of city residents of voting age.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:4px 0 4px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Another large rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0042810896\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10:05 p.m. I made a follow up post: Edna Jackson elected Savannah&#8217;s new mayor; Tom Bordeaux takes at-large council seat. 9:21 p.m. Thanks to the handful of you who followed this post. At the end of the day, Jackson just&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/06\/live-blogging-savannahs-mayoral-and-aldermanic-runoff\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-1675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-livingsavannah","tag-elections"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1gN9R-r1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1675\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}