Patterson extends margin of victory to 184 votes; Cloutier ahead in Vallejo

by Roger Straw

November 22, 2007 NOON

The Solano County Registrar of Voters has completed its count of provisional ballots and posted the final results of Benicia's elections, with Mayor-elect Patterson extending her lead over Councilmember Bill Whitney by 7 votes. None of the Benicia races were altered by the addition of provisional votes.

Absentee voters accounted for 60% of the vote in Benicia.

Provisional ballots decided the Mayor's race in Vallejo, with Councilmember Gary Cloutier finishing with only 4 more votes Osby Davis. Davis has asked for a complete recount, so we won't know the final outcome for some time to come.

Here are the final results in Benicia:

MAYOR

ELIZABETH PATTERSON
      4,052 (50.98%, 2403 absentee)
BILL WHITNEY
      3,868 (48.67%, 2382 absentee)
WRITE-IN
      28 (0.35%, 19 absentee)
TOTAL
      7,948 (100%, 4,804 absentee)

COUNCIL

TOM CAMPBELL
       4,596 (35.82%, 2,703 absentee)
MIKE IOAKIMEDES
       4,498 (35.05%, 2,722 absentee)
SCOTT W. STRAWBRIDGE
       3,691 (28.76%, 2,313 absentee)
WRITE-IN
       47 .37 (0.25%, 22 absentee)
TOTAL
       12,832 (100%, 7,763 absentee)