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Results coming in -- and good news in NC and Houston

by: Pam Spaulding

Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 22:59:56 PM EST

We'll be adding final results here as well as tidbits on some of the races out there.

There's great news here in NC: pro-LGBT incumbents win in Durham, and Chapel Hill has an openly gay mayor. I just heard from Jake Gellar-Goad of the Mark Kleinschmidt campaign and Mark is going to be the next mayor of Chapel Hill. He won by 101 votes in a squeaker. Woohoo!

Q-Notes:

Mark Kleinschmidt emerged victorious in his campaign for mayor of Chapel Hill on Tuesday, with a 49.49 percent (4,006) to 46.53 percent (3,766) lead against chief opponent Matt Czajkowski with 21 of 21 precincts reporting. Shortly after 9:00 p.m., Czajkowski conceded to Kleinschmidt.

A member of the Chapel Hill Town Council since 2001, Kleinschmidt will become the third openly gay man to hold mayoral office in the state, following Mike Nelson in Carrboro and Elic Senter in Frankinton.

In Durham, all of the seats up for re-election on the city council (including the mayor's seat), are winning in landslides. All voted for the marriage equality resolution, and the bible beaters were calling for their defeat. Not a chance: 77% Bell, 76% Cole-McFadden, 72% Clement, 87% Woodard.

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Out lesbian Annise Parker, the city comptroller of Houston, is leading the pack running for mayor. Houston Chronicle:

Houston Mayor In: 84% Annise Parker 30.5% Gene Locke 25.9% Peter Brown 22.9% Roy Morales 19.8%

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Congrats

Congrats to the Mayor Elect!

by: arsenalchick @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 22:07:39 PM CST

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More wonderful news!

I just wish the suspense would end in Maine...

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. -Archbishop Desmond Tutu

by: QScribe @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 22:29:39 PM CST

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Congrats Mark Kleinschmidt

Congrats to Mark Kleinschmidt for a terrific win and to Annise Parker in Houston who is headed into a runoff in 4 weeks. Go Annise!!!

by: SurferKit @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 22:51:44 PM CST

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Houston now goes to a runoff

in December.

It would appear we have a WIN in Washington!

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/W...

Seems to show all results for all counties in and a 4% APPROVE 71 vote!

by: ElsieElsie @ Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 23:14:19 PM CST

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So exhausted & excited

Having worked with this campaign since May... I don't know what to do with myself now...maybe sleep. I'm glad to hear it was a good night in neighboring Durham. And if I heard right Charlotte went for a democratic mayor too. It looks like NC basically went blue & pro-lgbt all around.

It was an amazing experience as volunteer coordinator. The final results said the margin of victory was somewhere around 100 to 200 votes, and at that level, you know that every single volunteer who changed even just a couple of minds is what made the difference.

by: Jake Gellar-Goad @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 01:23:00 AM CST

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Jake, you did an awesome job

As a native Chapel Hillian, I am so proud that we elected Mark, and much of his victory was due to your incredible organizing, Jake. Thanks for all you did to galvanize volunteers. Now, get some rest!

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Kudos to you Jake

You did a great job. Thanks so much for passing on the victory so quickly. The celebration spread like wildfire on FB and Twitter.

by: Pam Spaulding @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 07:04:47 AM CST

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One more tidbit: Simone Bell may be in a runoff

Simone Bell was backed by the Victory Fund, and, if she wins, will be the first African-American lesbian elected to a state legislature in the US.

Preliminary results show her in second place in a five-person race to be 58th district representative.
http://sos.georgia.gov/ELECTIO...

If you want to have allies, you need to be an ally.

by: Lynn Miller @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 06:50:07 AM CST

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Annise Parker's In A Runoff

That will take place in December.

Some food for thought before you start with the 'oh hell, it's Texas' preconceived notions.

Annise has won city wide votes for city council and the city controllers chair 4 times. She's a familiar face with name recognition and a solid record as a at at large councilmember and the controller.

So yes, she has a great shot of taking the oath of office as mayor in January

by: MonicaR @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 07:42:41 AM CST

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It also should be noted..

...that while Parker becoming mayor would certainly be an exciting landmark moment, pretty much all the candidates except Morales, who finished last, had a good record on gay rights.

In fact, the Houston mayor's office has pretty consistently been a gay-friendly spot for the past few decades, from Bill White (who has a gay brother, I believe), to Lee Brown (first sitting mayor to be in the pride parade) all the way back to Kathy Whitmire (a Republican, mind you, who was pushing antidiscrimination laws back in the 80s before it was fashionable and more recently has endorsed Parker). The only exception was Bob Lanier, who I think mostly ignored GLBT issues but didn't really do much against them, either.

So, no matter what happens, Houstonians have a lot to be proud of when it comes to their highest office!

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Congrats To The Zoo

For the electoral beat down they gave the Forces of Intolerance in that city.

62% of the population voted to approve Ordinance 1859 and TBLG protections despite the haters despicable, falsehood filled 'bathroom' campaign.

Hatred got flushed down the toilet once again by a decisive margin of the Zoo's voters.

by: MonicaR @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 07:46:41 AM CST

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