What tomorrow's election might look like if CP readers decided it
With more than 2,000 votes since our ElectionEar Ultimate Primary Poll went live late last week, the results are shaping up to be interesting indeed — and, surprisingly or not, a little different that conventional wisdom about this election and who's going to win it.
What tomorrow's election might look like if CP readers decided it

With more than 2,000 votes since our ElectionEar Ultimate Primary Poll went live late last week, the results are shaping up to be interesting indeed — and, surprisingly or not, a little different that conventional wisdom about this election and who's going to win it.
What do the results represent? Who knows — maybe this is the CP readers' ticket; maybe it's a younger, online demographic; maybe it's the candidates' friends.
The Ultimate Primary Poll is still open! Vote here; then vote for real using our mini voting guide:
--> Get your polling place location here
--> Find out which district you're in and who represents you here.
--> Read our exciting descriptions of selected races here.
--> Read our ongoing blogging of the whole shebang here.
--> Read profiles from the candidates who submitted them here. or at Seventy.
In any case, a few highlights from the poll so far:
The Democratic At-Large race has drawn more than 1,000 votes, with Andy Toy taking a decisive lead from the start:
Andy Toy: 22%
Sherrie Cohen: 14%
Blondell Reynolds Brown: 11%
Bill Green: 10%
James Kenney: 10%
William Greenlee: 9%
Isaiah Thomas 5.6%
The Republican At-Large race has drawn 534 votes. The winners so far:
Stephen Odabashian: 29%
David Oh: 20%
Dennis O'Brien: 10%
Malcolm Lazin: 9%
Al Taubenberger: 8%
Joseph McColgan: 7%
Elmer Money: 6.33%
Frank Rizzo: 5%
Michael Untermeyer: 4%
The 1st Council District race has drawn proportionately the most votes of all, with just over 400 votes cast, and the vote closely split between the four candidates:
Vern Anastasio: 29%
Mark Squilla: 25%
Joseph Grace: 24%
Jeff Hornstein: 22%
2nd Council District (159 votes)
Barbara Capozzi: 49%
Kenyatta Johnson: 34%
Tracey Gordon: 16%
7th Council District (244 votes)
Dan Savage: 72%
Maria Quinones-Sanchez: 28%
8th Council District (159 votes)
Howard Treatman: 39%
Cindy Bass: 23%
Verna Tyner: 18%
Greg Paulmier: 14%
City Commissioner (D) (390 votes)
Stephanie Singer: 49%
Blair Talmadge: 14%
Ivy Staten: 11%
Marge Tartaglione: 10%
Anthony Clark: 7.6%
Michael Bell: 5%
City Commissioner (R)
Al Schmidt: 71%
Marie Delany: 16%
Joseph Duda: 12%
Sheriff (D)
John Kromer: 54%
Jewell Williams: 32%
Jaqcue Whambush: 8%
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