Craig Lowe Certified as Winner in Gainesville, FL Mayoral Race
Openly gay candidate Craig Lowe, who beat his opponent Don Marsh in the Gainesville, Florida mayoral race by a margin of 35 votes despite being the target of vicious anti-gay attacks, picked up an additional seven votes in the recount for a margin of 42 and was certified the winner this afternoon, Towleroad has learned.
Congrats, Mayor Lowe. Gainesville joins Chapel Hill as college towns with openly gay mayors.
Posted by: Lucas Gomez | Apr 16, 2010 2:24:54 PM
This is for Craig Lowe's homophobic enemies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX3UqY8KZpU
Posted by: Rick | Apr 16, 2010 2:44:34 PM
damn Rick you read my mind
Posted by: wtf | Apr 16, 2010 3:16:12 PM
@Lucas :: And in both of your examples - I'd bet dollars to donuts without the *college* in these towns - this would not be so. :>)
Education is Key to Acceptance.
Posted by: Chapeau | Apr 16, 2010 5:39:21 PM
CHAPEAU
As in all states, unless students re-register to vote IN Florida, going to college IN Florida means nothing to the ballot box. And non-event/off-year elections tend to bring out even fewer voters than a national election.
I'd say that this guy won BECAUSE of the nasty adverts and criticism leveled on him by Republican/TeaBaggers.
BTW: This happening in conservative Florida does not bode well for TeaBaggers nation-wide: An OUT GAY MAN beat a Republican/TeaBagger.
Which leads me to conclude: BWHAHAHAHAHAH!
Posted by: NewJerseyGirl | Apr 16, 2010 5:47:15 PM
Congrats!! Wow, by a margin of 42 votes.
Posted by: DireFates | Apr 16, 2010 6:35:19 PM
congrats!
Posted by: Bill | Apr 17, 2010 12:38:41 AM
What has Craig Lowe's election have to do with his sexual orientation? The straight community needs to grow up.
Posted by: Tom Nunnery | Apr 17, 2010 7:10:34 AM
It's like a mini-Houston! Nice to see two gay southern mayors withstand this type of campaign attacks.
Posted by: Alex | Apr 17, 2010 10:49:36 PM