Portsmouth's Cortvriend edged out in Democratic delegate election
With all the votes counted, according to the RI Board of Elections, Portsmouth's Terri Cortvriend came up 90 votes short in her bid as a Democratic delegate for President Obama. Here's the final tally:
Myrth YORK 2831 10.4%
Julie E. MEYERS 2153 7.9%
Anne W. CONNOR 2061 7.6%
Joseph R. PAOLINO, JR. 1986 7.3%
Onna A. MONIZ-JOHN 1880 6.9%
Mary A. GASBARRO 1833 6.7%
June S. SPEAKMAN 1776 6.5%
Brett P. SMILEY 1763 6.5%
Rebecca Kim MEARS 1694 6.2%
Tom CODERRE 1640 6.0%
Gerald Pedro CARVALHO 1369 5.0%
David A. SALVATORE 1344 4.9%
Terri-Denise CORTVRIEND 1280 4.7%
Herbert P. WEISS 1279 4.7%
Jeffrey M. PADWA 1260 4.6%
Douglas W. GABLINSKE 1063 3.9%
Terri did win Portsmouth, and, all things considered, placed very well for her first time in a statewide race. And, looking at the results, we're sending some great folks to Charlotte.
Congratulations to all the winners, and a big thank you to everyone who turned out yesterday!