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Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:11
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Subject: [Sndbox] DELAND, Fla. - In a
state known for close elections,the mayor's race in Ponce Inlet came down to
the tightest of margins - one vote. A recount Wednesday broke a tie in the
race,ending an election that started the day before. Incumbent Mayor Bill Hoak
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DELAND, Fla. - In a state known for
close elections, the mayor's race in Ponce Inlet came down to the tightest of
margins - one vote. A recount Wednesday broke a tie in the race, ending an
election that started the day before. Incumbent Mayor Bill Hoak won by a
single vote, earning 465 votes to challenger Frank Vitale's 464. �That's
democracy, you know, at its best,� said Vitale, whose political advisers have
not yet ruled out a challenge. Hoak, declared the winner by Elections
Supervisor Deanie Lowe after a recount of all ballots, said he had hoped to
win a third term by a wider margin. �I guess I'll have to find out the reason
why so many voters went the other way,� Hoak said. �I've got to do my
homework.� Ponce Inlet is about 30 miles south of Daytona Beach.
**MY
NOTE** Ponce Inlet is not "30 miles south of Daytona Beach" it is 4 miles
south of my house and considered part of the Greater Daytona Beach
Metropolitan area.
Charles
Mims
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