New Haven Independent

Posted by: cedarhillresident | November 4, 2009 1:05 PM

SOOO if we do the math there where

941 vote that where not for any of the on record mayoral candidates :)

hmmm that means write-in ya'll :)

Posted by: Wanted change | November 4, 2009 1:16 PM

What about the write-ins for Mayor like "we want change" and others? I voted in Ward 8 and wrote in Roland Lamar for Mayor and Lisa Seidlarz for Alderman. Could we get the information like that?

Posted by: Twogoodhands | November 4, 2009 1:31 PM

Gee...where are Dustin W. Gold and the Community Watchdog Project? Didn't they promise to "dethrone Destefano"?

Posted by: cedarhillresident | November 4, 2009 1:48 PM

would also like to know how many write-in there where in 2007

Posted by: Our Town | November 4, 2009 2:00 PM

I think what is more significant is that he got ONLY 7715 votes out of a possible 64,047 which means that only 12% of the registered voters actually voted for him. And he called it an affirmation of his policies?

Posted by: J. Hart | November 4, 2009 2:05 PM

How about a breakdown of city-wide votes by ward? I'd be interested to see how each ward voted for mayor and clerk. I think Mr. Nixon did pretty well for somebody who never campaigned!

Posted by: funky chicken | November 4, 2009 2:08 PM

Hey Paul

Can you break down the Mayor's performance by ward?

Thanks,

FC

Posted by: Bruce | November 4, 2009 2:39 PM

I think you can get the results from the Town Clerk. However, unless a write-in candidate was officially registered before the election they will not count the vote.

CHR, many of us do not fill out the whole ballot. A lot of schmucks get into office because people blindly vote the party line. If I am not familiar with a candidate or don't like either candidate, I will not vote.

Posted by: cedarhillresident | November 4, 2009 2:47 PM

I stand corrected it could be write-ins or non votes for mayor.... but still 941 people choose not to partake. what does that say when a city of at least 140,000 people those of which only about 60,000 are registered to vote...and of those only 11,000 came out to vote....and of those 941 choose not to vote for any of the people running for mayor!

74% of what

Posted by: JOSIAHBROWNFORMAYOR | November 4, 2009 3:35 PM

Any way you slice it the Mayor ran virtually unopposed and one quarter or more of those who went to the polls voted against him.

Any of the "fantasy" candidates from the recent Advocate launching exploratory campaigns for 2011? You know who you are Lamar et al.

Posted by: Melissa Bailey | November 4, 2009 3:44 PM

I just added a spreadsheet with ward-by-ward breakdown of the mayor and city clerk races.

Click here to read it.

Posted by: what | November 4, 2009 4:21 PM

If you compare Melissa's spreadsheet to the votes for the winning alds, you see that there was only 3 wards where the Mayor received more votes than the Alderman. Who was leading this ticket?

Posted by: cedarhillresident | November 4, 2009 4:34 PM

....and here is another one so 3585 people voted for the other candidates or not at all. And how many voted for JD just because he was the only game in town. That is not a great victory. Just in case an one is thinking about running next go around.

Posted by: Bill Saunders | November 4, 2009 11:24 PM

Cedarhill,

It does not necessarily mean 'write-in'. I, for one, did not cast a vote for mayor or alderman, though I voted on town clerk and the ballot question.

Posted by: City Hall Watch | November 5, 2009 10:04 AM

How does the total number of votes DeStefano won compare to the votes he's gotten in previous elections. If I remember correctly, this may be the lowest vote total yet.

Posted by: Resident | November 6, 2009 9:08 AM

Folks...

Hello...this is NOT a mandate. This is voter apathy. After King John finishes destroying this place, just maybe someone will step forward to fix things. It would have been a lot cheaper to do it sooner.

Meanwhile...I'm moving to greener, two-party pastures. Good luck-you'll need it.

Posted by: Ralph Ferrucci | November 6, 2009 1:18 PM

Clearification:
Nixon should say Independent not Republican. He was my running mate.

[Ed: Fixed. Thanks.]

As for uncontested races, I urge everyone to think about running for office. If there is only one party running then your concerns are never addressed.

Imagine all 30 wards contested. The Mayor then will have to listen. He hopes most of the city has uncontested races so he does not have to spend much money in any of those wards.
Ralph Ferrucci