Hayes Edges Lemmond by 5An earlier post (click here) discussed Jerry Lemmond's legendary one-on- one campaigning. Based on that he was expected to lead the vote getters in the democrat primary for commissioners. Well, final vote totals showed that Richard Hayes beat him out by 5 votes--4637-4632. That is an impressive feat. Since we know that Hayes could not have outworked Lemmond, is there some other meaning. Hayes ran a very effective set of banner type ads that stood out--an explanation that might appeal to my friend Bill Horner. Since the incumbent chairman lost and Hayes is not an incumbent, maybe Lemmond's legendary campaigning just allowed him to overcome an anti-incumbent tsunami. Whatever, it merits noticing.
Perhaps there should be special recognition for Ed Paschal who perhaps campaigned least because of an untimely bout with sciatica. He still managed to finish in the top three--again.
Of course, Lynn Smith got the most votes but since Republicans could vote in the school board race, you can't compare his totals to the commissioner's race. What really matters now is how well the Republican candidates can fair in November.
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