[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Northwest Election Results

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Northwest Election Results
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1194413698.shtml


   It looks like no incumbents lost anywhere in the Northwest Metro.
   Golden Valley and Osseo re-elected their mayors and incumbent Council
   members. The ten incumbents from the Hopkins, Robbinsdale, Wayzata,
   and Anoka-Hennepin school boards all won.
   Particularly disappointing was Hopkins where 6 candidates competed for
   4 seats. The two reform candidates both lost to the four rubber
   stamps. Robbinsdale at least saw challenger Sherry Tyrrell outpoll the
   two incumbents, but with three seats open, they all won.
   As for the money questions, results were mixed. The Robbinsdale
   referendum went down by about 5 percentage points, and many would say
   deservedly considering the Phyllis Kahn style hanky-panky going on.
   The little district that could, Brooklyn Center, is now 0 for 5,
   losing again. By law, they will have to try again next year.
   Anoka-Hennepin passed 2 of 3 operating levies, but lost the technology
   bond issue. Osseo narrowly passed one of its three levies.
   All in all, nothing much is changing up here, for as we know, the new
   money that was approved won't materially affect the results.