Stein leads by 74 votes as MCC ballot counting continues; Write-in candidate likely to win
Dan Haggerty
Lisa Ketcham
Laura Stein
Midcoast Community Council write-in candidate Laura Stein now leads Leonard Stone by 74 votes, following today’s release of updated totals from County Elections.
Following Tuesday’s election, Stein led Stone by a mere six votes. Today’s totals included additional mail-in and election day ballots. While Stein received 54 additional write-in votes and Stone 51, Stein received 85 additional votes from election-day ballots and Stone received 19. The results are still unofficial.
| Candidate | Percentage | Vote by Mail | Early Voting | Election Day | Grand Total Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Haggerty | 30.35% | 761 | 5 | 329 | 1,0950 | |
| Lisa Ketcham | 29.57% | 747 | 3 | 317 | 1,067 | |
| Laura J. Stein | 15.38% | 356 | 1 | 198 | 555 | |
| Leonard W. Stone II | 13.33% | 353 | 3 | 125 | 481 | |
| John Oehlert | 11.36% | 299 | 1 | 110 | 410 |
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Thu, November 10, 2011 9:49pm
Barry Parr
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Perhaps the new vote totals include the paper ballots, which were much more likely to include the write-in candidate.
Thu, November 10, 2011 10:53pm
Mike Ferreira
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That’s really impressive! I’ve never heard of a write-in candidate winning office on the Coastside. Or anywhere in San Mateo County, for that matter. Maybe we should ask County Elections when, if ever, that’s happened before.
Have to give a lot of credit to the candidate and her volunteers for this achievement. And we seem to have a lot of determined voters who went to a lot of trouble to cast a write-in ballot on those blankety-blank voting machines.
Fri, November 11, 2011 10:10am
GInny McShane
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Congratulations! I think these individuals each bring tremendous energy, great ideas and a positive interaction of ideas. The MCC is a dynamic platform for Coastside residents to represent the needs of Coastsiders.
Also, thank-you to all the candidates who ran. I admire your contributions to the Democratic process.
Ginny