Saturday, June 16, 2007
Leppert wins runoff to become mayor of Dallas
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DALLAS — Tom Leppert was elected mayor of Dallas in Saturday's run-off election, winning 58 percent of the vote to Ed Oakley's 42 percent.
By 10 p.m. Saturday, Oakley conceded, while Leppert celebrated his win at Gilley's with a crowd that the DMN described, oddly, as "dressed in business casual." They had on, what, Docker's? Great to know what Leppert's supporters were wearing, eh?
With the "gay mayor" angle gone, the most interesting factoid left for media to report was that a lot of cash was outlaid, that "more than $5 million was spent" among all candidates, that it was "the most expensive mayoral race in Dallas history."
Posted by T.G.
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Scott Miller Verified
So it goes.
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Mike Orren Staff
Acceptance speech, courtesy Mike Davis:
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