Diebold Wins Newark Mayoral Race
The curiously named Republican politician Bob Diebold defeated incumbent Bruce Bain last week to become the first GOP mayor of Newark, N.J. in almost two decades. The city councilman won with 52 percent of the vote, according to the Newark Advocate.
"We are going to be good, thoughtful leaders, and we are going to do what's best for the city," Diebold said. He projected a three- or four-point margin of victory, despite being outspent by a significant margin. Diebold said he won with "a good pair of shoes."
The Garden Stater, whose name is on touch-screen voting machines around the country, got our attention in May when he won the Republican primary. Diebold has no connection to Ohio-based Diebold Election Systems.
Elections officials in Newark's jurisdiction sought advice from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on whether it would be prudent to allow the machines to display Diebold's name because candidates in Ohio are not allow to display their names within 100 feet of polling places.
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