Yesterday (Nov. 4) was Election Day across the nation and there were a number of races that garnered special attention.
New York City elected Bill DeBlasio, who trumped his opponent Joe Lhota by 50 points. Voter turn out was low but the easy win made the message clear that New Yorker had enough of Mayor Bloomberg’s stop & frisk policies, which DeBlasio was an opponent of. Meanwhile, Virginia got a new governor in a race that was watched closely by the Tea Party and liberals.
For you weed heads (drugs are bad, mmkay?), Colorado voted to tax marijuana.
Let’s take a look at some of the more important races and interesting results of Election Day, beginning with Detroit, where the city’s first white mayor in 40 years was elected to office…
Mike Duggan elected mayor of Detroit.
Duggan is the Motor City’s first white mayor in over 40 years. Kwame Kilpatrick’s struggle made this a cakewalk.
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Photo: New York Daily News
Bill DeBlasio elected mayor of NYC in a landslide.
Thanks to the Black vote, and blowback from the NYPD’s stop & frisk policies, DeBlasio easily defeated Joe Lhota.
Letitia James elected Public Advocate of NYC
DeBlasio is getting plenty of attention, but Letitia James elected Public Advocate of NYC last night. This makes her the first Black woman elected to citywide office in NYC. Salute!
Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed was re-elected to a second term.
Reed’s re-election is no small feat for a Black man in a major city in the south.
Chris Christie re-elected Governor of New Jersey.
Christie is back in New Jerusalem’s driver’s seat but clearly has his eyes on the White House sooner than later.
Terry McAuliffe elected governor of Virginia
Terry McAuliffe, a Democrate, defeated Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican. More importantly, many are calling this a win for Obamacare and an L for the Tea Party.
Washington DC Suburb Makes History On Election Day By Letting 16 and 17-years-olds Vote
Takoma Park, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. known for eclectic eateries and liberal-leaning residents, became the first community in the nation to allow voters as young as 16 and 17 to take place in municipal elections.
