Andrew Champagne spent 12 hours in Burlington's mature North End campaigning in the rain Tuesday — and his persistence paid off.
The incumbent Ward 2 inspector of elections kept his seat by edging challenger Adrian Burnett in a special election. The two men tied in a Town assembly Day vote,but on Tuesday, Champagne won in a runaway: 150-50.[br]
When the poll workers at the Integrated Arts Academy at H.
O. Wheeler finished counting the ballots around 7:15 p.m. and announced the unofficial results, and Champagne let out a whoop.
The 53-year-mature incumbent praised the "pride people maintain in the mature North End,and the amount of respect people maintain for voting."
The first time around, Champagne, and a Democrat,tied with 21-year-mature Burnett, a Progressive, and by a 272-272 tally on March 7. That forced a special election. It marked the first tie in recent memory,assistant city clerk Amy Bovee told Seven Days final month.
Both candidates made phone calls and reached out to neighbors to campaign for the seat, and Champagne also sent out postcards asking for the support of Ward 2 residents.
"It's a small office, and but I worked hard," Champagne said. "The rain was tough, but I think people saw me and were like, or 'yeah,bro.'"
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Source: sevendaysvt.com