My husband is running for mayor of our hometown -- election today

[Missy Vixen]

Mods, if you need to move this to the Lounge, I'll understand. My husband is running for mayor of our hometown, and obviously, the election is today. To say I'm nervous is an understatement.

His is the only contested race in our entire valley. The guy he's running against switched to the Republican Party two years ago to be more "viable," and is not the best for our small town.

Please think good thoughts for him, and I'll let everyone know the outcome, most likely tomorrow morning!

Julie

[Skidmore]

1. Winning wishes headed your way Julie.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Good luck!

[HereSince1628]

3. Good Luck!

[flamingyouth]

4. Best of luck to him!

I'm pulling for him from over in Seattle! :hug:

[Bethany Rockafella]

5. Good luck to your husband. I hope he wins in a landslide.

Assuming he's a democrat.:)

[Punkingal]

6. Wow!!!!

Good luck! I know how you feel...my hubbie ran for Congress once. I was such a wreck when he gave his first speech, but then he was absolutely mobbed when he came off stage, so that was nice. (We lost, though.) It feels good to have done it, even if you don't win, once you get over the disappointment.

[ewagner]

7. Good luck

and to your husband....may I be the first to address him as

Your Honor! :hi:

[libnnc]

8. Good luck to you!

My mother was mayor of our hometown for 12 years. It's an exciting, nailbiting experience for sure.

[Maat]

9. Success energy headed your way (and his way)!

Good luck!

Can't wait to hear the results!

[graywarrior]

10. Hey, good luck!!!

[LisaLynne]

11. Good luck!!!

:)

[Rick Myers]

12. All good karma!!!

:kick:

[babylonsister]

13. Many positive thoughts, and votes, for your husband! nt

[cry baby]

14. What a wonderful ride you must be having! Good luck to Hubby!

Hope he wins and does great things for your town.

[The empressof all]

15. Good Luck to him

You'll make a great first lady Julie! Please let us know the outcome. (I'll of course look for it on the news here ).

[underpants]

16. Good luck

:hi:

[NewJeffCT]

17. good luck to you

and, keep us posted.

[thinkingwoman]

18. Good luck Julie's husband!

Julie, it's always nervewracking when a family member is running for office. Stress takes its toll whether the news is good or bad.

Take care of yourself today and try to carve out some time for you and your husband alone (and children if you have any) even if it's just 20 minutes away from election news and talk. Hopefully you have a circle of friends/advisors who can carve out that time for you and shield your family from as much stress as possible. (That hour or so right after the polls close seems to be the worst for stress, then those returns start coming in.)

Then take a deep breath and get back out there!

I'll keep you in my thoughts today and however it turns out, remember that you've done your best, in fact you've done more than most people.

[kstewart33]

19. The very best to both of you!

Please let us know about the results.

[aintitfunny]

20. Good Luck! (eom)

[EFerrari]

21. Good luck today, Julie!

:hi:

[renate]

22. congratulations in advance!

:bounce: :party: :toast: :beer: :applause: :woohoo:

[faithnotgreed]

23. best wishes

thank you both for caring enough to be involved

[WritingIsMyReligion]

24. Best wishes to you and your hubby--

run that Repuke right outta the ground! Let us know how it turns out!

[Bethany Rockafella]

25. When he wins, will you be our first First Lady?

;-)

[Rainscents]

26. Sending good vibe to your husband!

:hi:

[pinto]

27. Good luck to him, Julie.

[sepia_steel]

28. best wishies!

Keep us posted on the outcome.

[Freddie Stubbs]

29. Good luck, and please let us know how he did

[LizW]

30. Good luck, Julie! Keep us posted. n/t

[Rowdyboy]

31. Best of luck to you and let us know! God, i love to see party-switchers

go down in flames.

[applegrove]

32. Great. Good luck. n/t

[Oceansaway]

33. Best of Luck to you & yours !!

[RB TexLa]

34. Good luck

[myrna minx]

35. Best of luck.

This is great news. The only way we will return to the American that we know and love is by good people running for office. Thank you for doing your part. :patriot:

[Skinner]

36. That's great news

Good luck!

[merbex]

37. Good Luck and post as soon as you have results!!

[FreedomAngel82]

38. Good luck!

Prayers and positive vibes for you and your husband. Please let us know how it goes okay? :hug: Elections always make me nervous so I can't even imagine how you guys are doing.

[FreedomAngel82]

39. Does your husband have a website?

I'd love to check it out. :)

[Missy Vixen]

45. Uh, yes, he does

I scrubbed most identifying marks off it...If the f*eepers want to call his cell phone, I'm sure he'll be happy to hang up on them.

www.benjaminformayor.com.

Julie

[WI_DEM]

40. Good Luck!

[annabanana]

41. let us know how it goes!

Go JulieRB's Hubby! YAY

[ronnykmarshall]

42. Good luck First Lady JulieRB!!

[mzmolly]

43. Wonderful!

:toast:

[spuddonna]

44. Good luck to you and your hubby! n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

46. Go Mr. JulieRB!!!!!!! He'll win. I know he will!

People are fed up with the corrupt repukes. Mr. JulieRB is gonna win! :woohoo::woohoo::bounce:

[blm]

47. Best wishes to you both and your hometown, Julie.

.

[newyawker99]

48. Good luck Julie!

*fingers crossed*

[Catherine Vincent]

49. Best of luck to your hubby Julie!

:hi:

[ultraist]

50. Best of luck. Let us know as soon as he wins. ;)

:applause: :woohoo: :patriot:

[Catherine Vincent]

51. So what's the good word Julie?

Hopefully you're at his victory party! :D

[insanity]

52. From one mayorial candidate to another:

Good luck at beating the bastards, I have nothing but high hopes.

[Lex]

54. Let us know what happens, insanity!

Good Luck!

:hi:

[insanity]

60. it was last year

I lost, but the point is I know the anxiety of running a campaign and I sympthasize. Thanks for the luck anyways, I'll need if I decide to tackle Portland City Council next year.

[Lex]

53. Check on JulieRB's husband's Mayorial race here:

http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/2005Nov/resPage11.htm

No results yet as it is in Washington State. His name is Eric Benjamin (per Julie's link above).

Good Luck!

[phattyt]

55. Best of luck! n/t

[Missy Vixen]

56. Okay, boys and girls, here' s the latest

We're behind by a little over 100 votes. We live in a small town, though, so cross your fingers that all those who said they were voting for DH did so ;-).

Thank you all so much for your support!

Julie

[Lone_Star_Dem]

57. Good Luck!

That's close even in a small town.

[Catherine Vincent]

58. So close!

How many more votes to count?

[Missy Vixen]

59. Here's the weird part: We're not sure

There's supposedly 3000 voters in town; this is an off-year election, so I was thinking that the turnout would not be heavy. They haven't even posted counts from the polls yet, so I'm not sure what's going on.

I'm hoping things get a lot closer with the next reporting; we'll have to wait and see!

Julie

[DemExpat]

61. Please let us know, Julie!

:hug:

:kick:

DemEx

[VolcanoJen]

62. Fingers crossed for you, Julie!

Go go go!!!!

[JNelson6563]

63. Kick for results

Glad to hear one of our brightest has a spouse running. Ihope your guy was victorious last night Julie.

Cheers--
(the other) Julie

[Rockholm]

64. Another Morning Kick...Wake up Julie! We need results!

[Missy Vixen]

65. The good news and the bad news

It took an unbelievable amount of time for King County Elections to upload their poll totals; we went to bed last night before we knew what happened.

The good news: This has been a good experience for everyone at our house; I think DH learned a lot about the issues and got to meet a lot of truly great people. (One has to doorbell every house in our hometown when running for office.)

The bad news: We lost. We not only lost, we got killed. It's pretty early here, so I haven't quite had a lot of time to digest how I feel about this. We heard from SO many people how absolutely unhappy they were with what was going on in the town and at City Hall, but it didn't translate into votes.

Thank you again, everyone, for your encouragement and good thoughts. I know it meant a lot to him, and even more to me.

Julie

[DemExpat]

66. Sorry to hear this, Julie, but it sounds like it was a good fight!

.......thanks to your husband, you and your family for doing the job.

:kick:

:hug:

DemEx

[annabanana]

67. Thank you for fighting the good fight..

Even in losing, he's let them know that they're being watched.. And everyone that you spoke to knows that there is now some competition, and that there's hope for the future on the issues that touch them.
Rally those who supported you before the election, and let them know that the fight goes on.

[flyarm]

68. ahhh julie...give your hubby a hug for all of us...then brush your shoes

off and look for another race you both can enter into..you will be more known the second time around...be is congress or senate state or fed level..and go for it..do not take a loss personally...and i wish you both all the love and grandest thoughts...you are special to take your civic duties to heart and to actually run..its a tough situation to put ones family through..but the bravest and most honored!!

and it is tough on the wife or husband!! alot of work...

i wish you my kindest thoughts!! ..and feel so much pride for you both that you did what most would not have the guts to attempt!!

sending loving huggies...........

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:


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[mandyky]

69. Drats! on the loss

But thanks for trying!

[newyawker99]

70. I am sorry to hear this Julie.

:hug: :loveya:

[Catherine Vincent]

71. Aw, so sorry for the loss Julie.

It's too bad he didn't win but there's always next time right? Tell him to keep trying and don't give up. :patriot:

[Lisa]

72. thank you so much for trying!

My town on Vancouver Island is going to the polls next week. I am sorry to say that nobody is stepping forward to challenge our big-business mayor -- I really admire your husband for doing that in your town. (It wouldn't be a democracy without people like him.)

I was talking to someone else I know, who is already on the school board and has tried (without success) in 3 provincial and 1 federal election so far. (The time that hurt worst was when the BC New Dems got crushed, 2 to 77, back in 2001.) She says that it's actually kind of freakish when people like "the Terminator" run for public office and get in on the first try, because they just haven't got the patience and experience that one learns from campaigning, losing, and trying again. Yeah, it does build character -- though in the meantime it is NOT fun! And kudos to your husband, and you, and the campaign team.

The New Dems came back this year, though it took years of work. Thanks to people like you!