Uncle Dan update

I mentioned in the previous entry that my Uncle Dan's write-in victory in the Independence Party primary this Tuesday had been confirmed, and now here it is in print.

In recounting votes Friday, commissioners confirmed two upsets took place Tuesday.

In District 11 of the county Legislature, representing part of Hyde Park, write-in candidate Dan Kuffner picked up another vote for the Independence Party, defeating Noreen Reilly, whose name was on the ballot, by an 18 to 11 vote.

"He pulled off quite an upset,"said Dan French, county deputy Democratic elections commissioner, on Friday. "She's the majority leader of the Legislature."

Nine write-in votes attributed to Reilly on primary night on the county board of elections Web site were found to be nonexistent. This was likely due to an error by elections inspectors in either counting votes in Hyde Park or reporting them over the phone that night, French said.

To recap, this means that Uncle Dan will be on the ballot in November as the nominee for the Democratic, Working Family, and Independence Parties. The incumbent will carry the Republican and Conservative Party flags. Way to go, Uncle Dan!

Posted by Charles Kuffner on September 22, 2007 to Election 2007