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Lisa Sorg ·
3 Nov 2009, 9:30 PM ·
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Republican incumbent Jennifer Robinson has defeated Democratic challenger Lori Bush by 269 votes in the runoff election for Cary Town Council District A. The margin of victory is 53 percent to 46 percent, or 2,170 votes to 1,901, according to unofficial results from the Wake County Board of Elections.
In the primary, Robinson won by 244 votes, but did not receive 50 percent of the vote, which gave Bush the right to call for a runoff. Some political observers speculated that Republicans might stay home since the Wake County school board race was decided in October; that could have boosted Bush’s chances of winning.
Cary, politics Cary Town Council District A, Jennifer Robinson, Lori Bush
Lisa Sorg ·
6 Oct 2009, 8:51 PM ·
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Incumbent Jennifer Robinson squeaked by challenger Lori Bush by 247 votes, but it may not be enough to thwart a runoff. According to unofficial results from the Wake County Board of Elections, with 11 precincts reporting, Robinson received 49.47 percent of the vote, compared with 42.54 for Bush.
Under election rules, the second-place finisher can ask for a runoff if the first-place finisher doesn’t receive 50 percent plus 1 of the vote.
According to the Bush campaign, the candidate and her advisers are considering asking for a runoff.
A runoff election would be held Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Robinson, a Republican, won her 1,763 votes by clinching eight of the district’s 11 precincts and tying with Bush in two. Bush, a Democrat, won one precinct and received 1,516 votes.
Cynthia Sinkez received 5.1 percent of the vote with 184 votes; Terry Thorne got 2.7 percent, or 98 votes. Their combined 282 votes could make the difference in a Bush-Robinson runoff.
Robinson could not be immediately reached for comment.
In District C, Jack Smith won by nearly a 2-1 margin with 65 percent of the vote over Catherine Evangelista.
In the at-large race, Julie Robison ran unopposed, garnering nearly 79 percent of the vote after her challenger, Philip Scarsella, dropped out of the race.
Check back Wednesday for news on the possible runoff. The Indy will endorse in runoff elections in the Oct. 14 issue.
Cary, politics Catherine Evangelista, Cynthia Sinkez, Jack Smith, Jennifer Robinson, Lori Bush, runoff, Terry Thorne
Lisa Sorg ·
6 Oct 2009, 8:04 PM ·
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In District A, Town Council incumbent Jennifer Robinson leads Lori Bush by 202 votes with nine of 11 precincts reporting. Cynthia Sinkez has 165 votes; Terry Thorne has 90.
In Distict C, incumbent Jack Smith has an 859-vote lead over Catherine Evangelista with 80 percent of the precincts reporting.
Cary, politics Catherine Evangelista, Cynthia Sinkez, Jack Smith, Jennifer Robinson, Lori Bush, Terry Thorne
Lisa Sorg ·
24 Sep 2009, 3:47 PM ·
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A Wake County voter has filed a complaint with the state board of elections regarding District A Cary Town Councilwoman Jennifer Robinson’s campaign finance reports. Read the complaint here:
In his complaint, Van W. Kloempken formerly of DavisHighHouse.org , a citizens’ group supporting Lori Bush, Robinson’s challenger, raises questions about Robinson’s seemingly feeble campaign finances–feeble, , until after the mandatory reporting period passes.
He uses the 2005 campaign as an example, when she reported that she received just $295 during the election cycle as of Sept. 1.Then after the mandatory reporting period, she raised more than $16,000. Kloempken alleges Robinson, a Republican, either accepted donations and held them until after the reporting deadline passed or her backers were told to wait until after the deadline to write checks. He contends that the delay helped Robinson, in that it kept the public from knowing her who backers are.
In an interview with the Indy, Robinson vigorously denied withholding financial information until after the reporting period. “To say they were held or manipulated to deceive people is completely false,” Robinson said. “The way I run my campaign is I raise only what I need. I determine what my expenses are and I shoot out an e-mail saying, ‘I have these expenses to pay.’”
As for her contributions from developers, Robinson said, “No contribution would influence me to make a decision.”
In this election, Robinson reported raising $1,450 as of Sept. 1. Her latest report is online on the Indy’s election page.
Cary, politics campaign finance, Cary Town Council, Jennifer Robinson, Lori Bush, N.C. Board of Elections complaint, Van Kloempken
Lisa Sorg ·
9 Jul 2009, 11:48 AM ·
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Is that the sound of a cash register? First term Chapel Hill Town Councilman Matt Czajkowski has filed for mayor of Chapel Hill; like fellow mayoral candidate Augustus Cho, he has not opted to participate in the voter-owned election program, allowing them to raise large sums for their campaigns.
Czajkowski loaned himself more than $17,000 for his 2007 town council campaign.
Town Councilman Mark Kleinschmidt is also expected to run, but has yet to file.
Update at 5 p.m.: Matt Pohlman has filed for Chapel Hill Town Council. He has not enrolled in the voter-owned election program. Mark Chilton has filed for Carrboro mayor
In other Orange County filings, Gary Wallach and MaryAnne Gucciardi are running for Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board.
In Durham, the Ward 2 race got more interesting as a third candidate, Sylvester Williams, a minister, is running against incumbent Howard Clement III and Libertarian Matt Drew.
Update at 5 p.m.: Incumbent Cora Cole-McFadden has filed for Durham City Council in Ward I.
And in the No Big Surprise department, incumbent Mayor Bill Bell is running for a fifth term, effectively dousing Mike Woodard’s mayoral aspirations this year. Woodard is running for re-election to City Council.
In Wake County, candidate filings for District 7 are popping up like mushrooms after a rain: Deborah Prickett and Jerry Ballan are running against Karen Simon.
Meanwhile Rodger Koopman is running for re-election in District B and Anthony Integlia is the sole person seeking the District C seat.
Update at 5 p.m.: Chris Augustine has filed for Wake School Board District 2, bringing the candidate total in that race to four. In Cary, Jennifer Robinson will face Cynthia Sinkez in District A.
In Raleigh, incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker filed for re-election; he’ll face Mark Enloe, who also filed today. Nancy MacFarlane is running for another term in Council District A; currently, the only district without a candidate is District E.
Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Wake County, politics Anthony Integlia, Bill Bell, Charles Meeker, Chris Augustine, Cora Cole-McFadden, Deborah Prickett, elections, Gary Wallach, Jennifer Robinson, Jerry Ballan, Mark Chilton, Mark Enloe, MaryAnne Gucciardi, Matt Czajkowski, Matt Pohlman, Nancy MacFarlane, Rodger Koopman, Sylvester Williams
