Robert Johnson wrote: >> The voters of Ward 2 showed their opinion of their Council Member who >> was effectively the Chief Financial Officer of the City Council. A >> newspaper report claimed that it had been about 40 years since an >> incumbent DFL City Council Member had been defeated in a primary >> election.
To which Tim Bonham replied: > Not correct. Don't believe everything you read in newspapers!! > For example, it was much less than 40 years ago that Jackie Cherryhomes > defeated Van White in the 5th ward. I believe the source of the 40-year claim about Joan Campbell's primary loss was a post on this list from last fall: Tony Hill posted on 14 Sep 2001: > Joan Campbell is the first council member to lose a non-partisan primary > election since 1961. Twelve members (then called aldermen) lost > non-partisan primaries during the first non-partisan era (1912 to > 1971). Nineteen lost partisan primaries during the first partisan era > (1900, when primaries were first held, to 1910) and three members, all > DFLers, lost during the second partisan era (1973 to 1983). I for one cited Tony's research in a Southeast Angle newspaper story last October, using the phrase "in a nonpartisan primary" to qualify the claim. The article probably should have made clear that didn't include 1973-1983. Chris Steller (Angle editor) Nicollet Island-East Bank _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
