So, after you’ve finished reading André’s thoughts about last night…
Are you satisfied with the results of our mayoral election?

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We figured some of you were waiting to hear what our managing editor thought about last night and what it may mean.
Well, here it is.

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Patrick Cooper addressed the crowd of supporters gathered at WorkPlay earlier this evening. With 100% of the precincts reporting, Cooper had received 15,392 votes, or 29.54% of the total votes cast in the 2007 mayoral election.
Cooper says that he plans to contest the results of this evening’s election. Currently, unofficial results [...]

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Mayor Bernard Kincaid talks with reporters after learning that he would not have the opportunity to serve as mayor of Birmingham for four more years. Kincaid has served as the chief executive of the Magic City for eight years. With 100% of the precincts reporting, Mayor Kincaid received 4,234 votes, or 8.12%.
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Larry Langford, with 100% of the precincts reporting, has collected 170 more votes than necessary to win the election outright, but unofficially. Langford received 10,835 more votes than Birmingham lawyer Patrick Cooper. 52,111 votes were cast in the 2007 mayoral election.
The totals as previously mentioned are currently unofficial. Patrick Cooper does [...]

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The question now is whether or not there will be a run-off or not. Earlier this evening, this was the scene at Bottletree as voters began to await the results.
We’ll continue to monitor and provide coverage as the night continues.

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There are reports on al.com and bulletins being sent through MySpace saying that voters have been experiencing problems on Birmingham’s east side when attempting to vote in the city’s mayoral election today.
We would like to know if you had any problems when going to vote today. We’d ask that you post a comment to this [...]

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