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We vowed we wouldn't do it, but since we're obsessively hitting refresh on our browser every five minutes anyways, we might as well! We may take off in a bit to hit some of these election parties we've been hearing about, but here's where we are for now. Updates on top, like a mini-blog.
12:10 a.m.: Okay, we're calling it quits for today. The stats are: Daly at 49.66% with 5,471 votes and Black at 39.14% with 4,312. So to win, Daly's gotta get 5510 votes (total number of votes cast = 11,018, divide by two, plus 1). That means Daly needs to get 39 second place votes (5510-5471). RCV will toss out Robert Jordan's 75 first-place votes first and run through the second place choices of his supporters, and then Dias (142), and then Jimenez (189), etc. As soon as Daly gets 39 votes or more, he's declared the winner. [There's other mathematical possibilities but we're not going through them here. Stats folks, please feel free to pontificate in the comments about exhausted ballots and the like!]
They'll finish counting the rest of the absentees and provisionals, and then start the arduous RCV count. Probably we'll get the first numbers by Thursday or Friday. You should expect your next Everybody Hates Chris column to bear the title "Everybody Hates The Wait."
Thanks, you guys, for playing along with us! And we gotta say -- we have totally enjoyed reading everyone's comments throughout this election season. We hope you'll all stay with us at SFist post-Daly (and maybe suggest a good title for the upcoming columns about... the mayoral race!)
11:40 p.m.: Eve over there at the ChronBlog reports that Manuel Jimenez has conceded. He misspelled "congratulations." Also, the ChronBlog goes with a blog post about how "Everybody LOVES Chris." (with credit here, which we appreciate.) Oh, we see, now that it looks like Chris is ahead, the Chron's going to be all like, "we love you now, Chris!" We see through your cunning ploy, Ms. Batey! (We miss you, Eve! We wish we were liveblogging this election with you on this side!)
11:29 p.m.: The Guardian made it out to the Black event, which is described as "swanky." The Daly event, not so much with the swanky, we can report. (here's the Guardian's report from Club Daly -- we think we might have seen Amanda writing that post!) They're getting massages at MoMo's! We totally should have gone to that party. Black is upbeat about winning it in RCV.
11:25 p.m.: Anger and gnashing of teeth by Black supporters. It's not over until it's over, guys -- Daly's not at 50% yet. Bevan Dufty pulled out from second place in a runoff to win!
Also, some number mumbo-jumboing, for those of you who like that (Public Service Announcement's 11:10 p.m. post).
11:22 p.m.: Whoops! Sorry we turned the whole site italic there. We fixed the tag.
10:40 p.m.: Chris at 49.66%, Rob at 39.14%. 10:30 p.m. count, 98.97% of the vote in. It would be so Daly if he was like two votes away from 50% and then Black wins it in RCV.
Picture of dual-endorsing corner store by SFist MattyMatt.
10:30 p.m.: Okay, we'll fess up. We went to the Chris Daly party. We really were planning to go to the Rob Black party too but Momo's was too far away and we have to work tomorrow. We only stayed at Chris's for a little bit, though. There's those metal parking control gates for crowd control on the outside, and smokers lounging around. Inside, it's a total Daly Dance Party, with your favorite hits of the 70s and 80s ("looooove SHACK! LOVE SHACK BABY!"). It's a diverse crowd twisting the night away -- labor organizers, housing advocates, bloggers, fun-loving hipsters, and a nervous Sarah Daly looking for her husband. There was also a small crowd at the one computer terminal, anxiously hitting refresh over and over again. We left right when people started shouting, "TEN PERCENT LEAD! TEN PERCENT LEAD!" Because we had to blog and we love you, that's why.
10:25 p.m.: We're back again! No Chris Daly sightings this time, alas. And we never see Rob Black. The Chron reports 46/41 for Daly/Black, while the Dept. of Elections has Daly up by 10, 49/39. (5,471 votes versus 4,312, 88% in). Did you guys already say that in the comments? Sorry, we had a beer or three at the parties.
In third, Matt Drake, with 3.43% and fourth -- early-conceding Viliam Dugovic! (then: Davy Jones, Manuel Jimenez, George Dias, and Robert Jordan).
9:10 p.m.: We're back! On the way to the party, we ran into Chris Daly on 16th Street (again), with dog-maul prosecutor Jim Hammer. Chris said the Board of Supes meeting today went fine, except for some shenanigans involving his Trinity proposals. He seemed in good spirits. We didn't ask about the Dept. of Elections run-in, though.
On the way back from party 1, we ran into someone going to a Jane Kim party. Early absentee reports are in, showing Daly down 5 points. Are these the same results that the Chron Blog is reporting?
Okay, off to another party. We'll be back!
7:45 p.m.: Off to get a burrito and head out to the parties! Back soon.
7:15 p.m.: Nothing. We've got nothing. Here's a link to election results and the District 6 RCV page, which have nothing yet, since the polls are still open. If you haven't voted yet, do it now! We'll still be here.
6:45 p.m: We're trying really hard to find some Rob Black news, but have come up with nothing (beyond this picture of him voting). However, we can report that rapper Black Rob is serving a 7 year sentence for grand larceny in New York state, financial consultant Rob Black has a seminar on "wealth preservation" in Sunnyvale on Thursday, and porn star Rob Black is facing charges of federal obscenity.
6:30 pm: Charlie Goodyear (the reporter that Daly called "a hack") writes that Chris Daly got cited for talking to people in a polling place today too. Daly says he was just saying "thank you" to the poll workers!
Earlier: The Chron's Local News blog reports that Chris Daly got reprimanded for standing too close to the polling place. Our sources at Daly HQ said they heard it was an overeager volunteer -- but Daly might have gotten a little overheated in the volunteer's defense. Chris, overheated? No!
Picture of Rob Black voting from his website.
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Oooh! Black is ahead! Bye bye Chris Daly? (Who will we hate?)
And it looks like Webb might actually beat Allen in VA, but it's close. Too close.
Nice try, John. That's the absentee ballots, which as any long-time SF political spectator knows are cast by fugitive Nazi party members from their orbiting castles on the far side of the moon.
Now that actual votes are being counted, Daly is already ahead by 5%.
I was under the impression that they counted absentee ballots last. You have until today to get the envelopes in, then they have to verify the signatures, then they have to count them. I wouldn't be so sure that they've all been counted. I just turned mine in this evening...
Yes, the late-arriving absentee ballots are counted last, but the ones arriving before election day are the ones you see when the dept. of elections has "0% of precincts reporting".
Daly is now up by 10% with 88% of precincts counted.
D4 is interesting because it looks like it's headed for a runoff, i.e. IRV should kick in after all precincts report. Doug Chan was the Newsomite here, wasn't he? He's in fourth place with 15% of the vote, currently.
Daly up by 10 POINTS and 1100 votes with 88% precincts reporting. This one is in the bag for Chris.
Suck it Daly haters. Suck it.
Also, that Newsom GTFU and talk to the supervisors initiative is winning big. I'm not the only one!
A'ight, Mssrs Baker and "Dave". It appears that Daly's won it. That's okay. It just means a few more years of outrageous crap for the rest of us to mock.
For the record, if anyone in this City phones it in from "orbiting castles on the far side of the moon," it's Supervisor Daly.
Chant with me now: "More Geek Beads! More Geek Beads!"
Hahahahahaha - get used to "Question Time", Gav.
I voted for that Newsom GTFU and talk to the supervisors initiative mainly because it'll be blogging goodness. We can hardly wait to get first row seats and watch the fur fly. Wheee!
I voted for it too, but I really wish they would have included a clause that required Gav and the Supes to all speak in Englilsh accents and wear powdered wigs.
ahhh well...
although I'm not sure what exactly I am supposed to suck, I choose my first cigarette in 2 months.
you know, that's ok, I'll just start bugging the crap out of him for real. I'll insinuate myself, demand responses and be an annoying pain in the ass.
fortunately, I've been able to hone my skills here...
Still holding out hope for those absentee ballots, but only a little.
I am awfully glad that Nancy is in charge of the house!
WHOO HOO! NOW likes Nancy!
:)
suzeqzee, I strongly recommend that you do. I've actually shouted down Chris Daly in a public meeting before. And I live in D8.
The fact is, an incumbant automatically has a 10% lead just by breathing, so Daly's 10% lead is nothing to crow about -- especially since it's only about 1,100 votes out of 70,000 residents.
Daly also had the rabid ranks of the True Believers, with their Chinese sweatshop green beads and twisted knickers.
The silver lining? Daly's hit the punk-ass ceiling. He'll never get elected to another office, and he's termed out after this time, so we'll be rid of his sorry ass soon.
Another race: Jane Kim leads the school board counts, with no experience. Honestly, I think she's the non-parents' candidate, but it could work out.
School board has to be the most thankless position. Almost no salary, court-imposed requirements, and monthly complain-fests.
Dear Daly-haters,
Sour grapes much? Sore losers much?
Sincerely,
Those Of Us Not Condo Livin' Yupsters
The Democrats have Won the Senate.
It's not official, but I'm predicting it and taking bets here.
Both houses to the Democrats! Bye bye Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove, DeLay, Santorum, Ney, Foley, etc.
The Bush administration is now truly a lame duck and a proven abject failure. Skulk away, neocons. Skulk away!
"Those Of Us Not Condo Livin' Yupsters"
You mean like the condo-livin', $118,000-a-year-paid-yupster Chris Daly, ya fuckin' wank?
KWillets - rock on sistah!
:)
I'm not much of a yeller, but Chris certainly inspires me to exhibitions of opinions I do not typically share.
Plus, I'm still stoked on Nancy and SF being the speaker of the house! TAKE THAT O'Reilly! I think we should invite him to the city, give him the best of everything - like Khazakstan is doing for Sacha Cohen Borat. Maybe a highly publicized tour of Coit Tower?
With a special trip to good vibes so he can load up on all the loofahs, vibrators, sex toys and sensual lubes that will fit into his carry on.
I'll pitch in for that part of the shopping spree!
Hi-Five, Dave!
That goes for the other 5000 or so of you!
We rocked this election!
And I'm still proud to be a D6 San Franciscan! Thanks to everyone for turning out to re-elect Chris!!!!!!!
Such sour grapes. Perfectly suits Rob Black's dirty campaign.
"TAKE THAT O'Reilly"
-suzeqzee
Hello Pot...Let me introduce you to Kettle.
now now now, there's no need to act like a bunch of tired and angry republicans. we can all share some love now and work with what we've got.
plus, according to the SF gov website, Daly is still just slighty shy of the 50% needed to prevent the second choice selections being taken into account. (49.66%)
admittedly, it would take several coincidences that roughly align with the most recent appointment of GWB, but it is still slightly possible that Rob Black could win.
and then how would you feel? pretty bad about making all these mean and immature statements, right? don't worry, I'll accept all apologies if that situation arises.
I seriously love you guys.
xoxoxo
"Knickers" ??
come on Kevin...you know you are just as obnoxious and vehement in your opions as me. You can join our threesome
Pot, meet Kettle and her new buddy skillet.
I'll even be the kettle, I don't mind.
Don't be a hater about the NOW thing...you were wrong to single them out and you and I both know it.
it's ok, seriously, I ain't mad at ya.
In your faces, Daly haters! It looks like Jack Black ... uh, I mean Quentin Tarantino ... uh, I mean that nerdy guy that looks like a virgin got his pasty white ass whipped. FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!
By the way, Gavy, I hope you like question time. It looks like your "spokesperson", Peter Ragone, won't be able to help you weasel your way out of actually having to be something more than just a photo-op mayor on this one.
Rita-
Thanks for the "number mumbo-jumbo" nod. It's all about the math calculating a game of inches. Or miles in this case.
And to all those "Daly-haters", "Black-haters" and "hater-haters" who hyphenate another: Hate is like acid; it corrodes the vessel that carries it.
PSA
If you must dream of the world you want to live in, dream out loud.
Thanks Chris.
Daly for Mayor.
Starting Now.
Great reporting, Rita! Wish I'd done half as well. Hard to blog when you're knocking on doors in SROs, though.
Also, I think I might have been the Daly volunteer who got in trouble. The (poorly-trained, and not pareticularly well-intentioned) precinct staff yelled at me for being closer than 100 feet when I reached over to hold the door for a couple elderly women.
I'll have election day stories soon, but suffice it to say that precinct 3613 does not get the pick of the election day staff.
ELECTION SUMMARY SAN FRANCISCO UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
CONSOL GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 7, 2006
RUN DATE:11/08/06 12:23 AM
MEMBER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DIST. 6
VOTE FOR 1
CHRIS DALY . . . . . . . . . . 5,471 49.66
ROB BLACK . . . . . . . . . . 4,312 39.14
MATT DRAKE . . . . . . . . . . 378 3.43
VILIAM DUGOVIC. . . . . . . . . 235 2.13
DAVY JONES . . . . . . . . . . 216 1.96
MANUEL JIMENEZ, JR. . . . . . . . 189 1.72
GEORGE DIAS. . . . . . . . . . 142 1.29
ROBERT JORDAN . . . . . . . . . 75 .68
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Governor
91.4% ( 22936 of 25090 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 8, 2006 at 2:05 am
Statewide Results County Returns | Other Contests
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Candidate Votes Percent
Phil Angelides (Dem) 2,475,114 39.2 %
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (Rep) 3,532,600 56.0 %
Edward C. Noonan (AI) 45,459 0.7 %
Peter Camejo (Grn) 131,547 2.1 %
Art Olivier (Lib) 83,725 1.3 %
Janice Jordan (PF) 49,901 0.7 %
I have watched al the races that Gav involved his self with go down in flames. Sorry pat your Bitch can't do it.