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Candidates Mayo (D) and Spatafora (R) Try to Break Race Divide {in Monroe, LA, Mayoral Contest}
Monroe, LA, News-Star ^ | 03-11-04 | Evans, Robbie

Posted on 03/11/2004 7:46:38 PM PST by Theodore R.

Edited on 05/07/2004 6:55:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

This week's voting in the Monroe mayoral election may have been a watershed moment in the way the city's voters support their candidates for mayor.

The results of Tuesday's municipal primary election showed voter support for runoff candidates Jamie Mayo and Don Spatafora clearly along racial lines, with Spatafora gaining 44 percent of votes in majority white precincts and Mayo getting 51 percent of votes in majority black precincts.


(Excerpt) Read more at thenewsstar.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abepierce; blacks; democrat; donspatafora; gordonharvey; jamiemayo; la; mayoral; monroe; race; republican

1 posted on 03/11/2004 7:46:39 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: mhking
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2 posted on 03/11/2004 7:50:18 PM PST by farmfriend ( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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To: Theodore R.
Just having a Republican in a LA "general election" where Democrats fully dominate is itself an important development.
3 posted on 03/12/2004 4:50:52 AM PST by Theodore R. (When will they ever learn?)
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