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Elections 4: Election Day for 2005 Wrote: 051122, Posted: 0511205
News from Hillsdale, MI
”Wow! This does sound like
America to me!
This kind of stuff will never happen in Japan“ Japanese Z
High school student sworn in as mayor. He beat Mayor Doug Ingles by two votes
in the Nov. 8 election despite his status as a write-in candidate.
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http://www.ci.hillsdale.mi.us/ >
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http://www.ci.hillsdale.mi.us/documents/pressreleaseNov19.pdf >
City elects youngest mayor <
http://www.hillsdale.net/stories/110905/news_sessions001.shtml >
In Minnesota, a high school student (17 years old) lost the 2004 mayor election.
(See our Letter 139 “Election 3”). In the same year (I believe), however,
another Minnesota city elects a mayor, who just graduated from college. Our
Letters related to Elections: 87, 88, 139, 142
Minnesota Info:
051108 St. Paul, MN: Chris Coleman beats the incumbent major, Randy Kelly
Results of the City of Saint
Paul 2005 General Election.
051108 Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak handily wins re-election
over Peter McLaughlin <
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections/2005general-results.asp#TopOfPage
>
General Info:
Voters hit the polls; Voters choosing governors, mayors
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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9967720/ >
Which way will America’s voters go? <
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9950125/ >
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Explore America Info: American life, and tips on how to say it in English and
how to improve your English; our site has lots of fun photos.
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