Austin City Council Elections

Yesterday voters in Austin, Texas went to the polls to vote in their city council elections. We had a chance to throw out a couple of the liberals and replace them with some real protectors of liberties. Unfortunately that didn't happen, as all four liberal incumbents won election.  Here are the vote counts according to Burnt Orange Report:

MAYOR
.	Lee Leffingwell (Incumbant)					25434	52.77%
.	Brigid Shea					18115	37.58%
.	Clay Dafoe (Liberty Activist)					5307	11.01%
.	TOTAL:					48199

	PLACE 2
.	Laura Pressley	(Liberty Protector)				21183	45.08%
.	Mike Martinez	(Incumbant)				26449	56.28%
.	TOTAL:					46992

.	PLACE 5
.	John Duffy					2720	6.10%
.	John Rubine					966	2.17%
.	Bo Prudente					608	1.36%
.	Tina Cannon					4611	10.34%
.	Bill Spelman (Incumbant)					26085	58.49%
.	Dominic Chavez					8647	19.39%
.	David Conley					1549	3.47%
.	TOTAL:					44599
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.	PLACE 6
.	Sheryl Cole (Incumbant)					32379	71.80%
.	Shaun Ireland					13313	29.52%
.	TOTAL:					45094

Preliminary estimates are that only about 10% of registered voters voted in this election.  A record low, according to KVUE News.

 Now it is time focus on federal and state elections in Texas. Tomorrow begins early voting for those and the actual election is Tuesday May 29, 2012. This will include the Presidential preference primary.
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