http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/11/29/north-little-rock-precincts-sharply-divided-over-mayors-race Comments On: North Little Rock precincts sharply divided over Mayor's race by David Ramsey en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by harold]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:31:08 -0600 Arkansas Times
Because party primary elections every two years are designed to select candidates to represent that party in the general election, folks who vote D or R (ReTHUGlicon) in a party primary must also vote in the same party's runoff if one is necessary. Any voter who did not vote at all in an original party primary is eligible to vote in either party's runoff should there be one.

Hope this helps.
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:19:28 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Siprak]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:12:18 -0600 Arkansas Times In one precinct, Smith received a vote total in the runoff that was over 90% of what he had received from that same precinct in the general election. That is unheard of in runoffs. He had several precincts in the 80s. Steele's highest precinct was in the low 70s. There were two precincts which went for Steele in the general election and for Smith in the runoff.
Elections are won by people turning out to vote. Smith was able to mobilize his supporters at a higher percentage than Steele. This was true for both early voting and election day voting.
This reminds me of Stodola nearly winning the US Congress primary and then losing to Snyder in the runoff a few years back. Sometimes getting so close to the margin makes your supporters complacent.
Posted by CenArkObserver]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:51:14 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:18:03 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Sound Policy]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:02:57 -0600 Arkansas Times
Here is a tidbit of information for you that you may not be able to quantify. About 2,000-2,500 republicans from NLR did not vote on election day because they knew Mitt Romney was going to take Arkansas and they thought Joe had the election in the bag. Ward 1/Ward 4 came out in force for the runoff. Steele's folks didn't get back out to the polls because they thought two things: Steele had won the election on the first go round, and Obama had won the presidential election.

Another variable that caused Steele to lose is that the police and firefighters unions political presence pissed off voters. People want to see police and firefighters as neutral, not being boisterous out on the street corners holding up political signs. Steele also ran strictly on public safety. Other than that voters did not know what else he has done or could do. The police/fire/teachers unions supported him, but they couldn't do the job for him. I think the extra 3 weeks allowed voters to figure out who was the ACTUAL better candidate for the job.

The vote came down to what the vote in NLR always comes down to: Wards 1/4 vs Wards 2/3.

I also find it interesting that Miller wants the city to heal now that the election is over. He was one of the biggest opponents of Hays and Smith. Constantly firing off his mouth about the backroom dealings of NLR business and City Hall. Throwing out personal attacks on Joe Smith and Mayor Hays. I doubt anyone will be extending a hand to Mr. Miller for quite some time. Miller is the guy that will shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time.

I think Tracy has some positive qualities that can be used for NLR in the near future, but the election was very ugly on both sides and it will take some time for everyone to get over what was said/done.
Posted by arkansas panic fan]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:50:13 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by ArgentaNuts]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:06:17 -0600 Arkansas Times >At the very least, looks like Miller is right that where voters live was the best predictor of how they voted in the runoff<

Also could be an indicator of where campaign staff, resources and energy was applied.
Posted by eLwood]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:39:27 -0600 Arkansas Times
And to say race was not a primary factor in how voters cast his or her ballot is delusional.
Posted by Hattie Caraway]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:38:38 -0600 Arkansas Times
P52 Sherman Park - 30.18%

P15 Greater New Bible - 25.11%

P14 Berean Baptist- 31.47%

P16 NLR City Hall - 31.41%

P17 Willow House - 29.38%

P19 North Heights Rec. - 25.53%

P54 Calvary Baptist - 32.05%

P53 Meadow Park Elementary - 38.61%

P9 First Christian (Maumelle) - 6.8%

P55 Plantation Agricultural Museum - 39.73%


Joe Smith's Top 10 Precincts w/ Voter Turnout Percentage

P13 Sylvan Hills UMC - 48.20%

P18 Trinity Lutheran - 35.51%

P20 Lakewood UMC - 46.41%

P21 Park Hill - 41.29%

P23 Crestwood Elementary - 48.94%

P24 St. Anne Parish - 52.03%

P25 Indian Hills Church - 41.03%

P40 Sylvan Hills Community Church - 45.16%

P50 Central Baptist Church - 52.32%

P51 North Little Rock High / East Campus - 43.51%


Raw Vote Total Advantage:

for Tracy's Top 10 = Tracy + 2,644 votes

for Joe's Top 10 = Joe + 3,852 votes
Posted by Hattie Caraway]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:35:55 -0600 Arkansas Times