Alpert, Eddie Pull Upsets in Sarasota

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Tuesday May 12, 2015 7:44 pm

Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie have unseated incumbents on the Sarasota City Commission, according to unofficial election results. Alpert was running for Sarasota City Commission District 2 against appointed incumbent Eileen Normile, while Eddie was running against similarly appointed incumbent Stan Zimmerman.

With all precincts reporting, Alpert had 2,124 votes in the District 2 contest to Normile's 1,822. Eddie had 894 in the District 3 contest to Zimmerman's 774. Both were helped in the runup to Election Day by a concerted effort by the Sarasota Democratic Party and Democratic officials from outside the region. Normile and Zimmerman are both registered Republicans.

Two charter amendments also passed with over overwhelming majorities. One requires a candidate live in a district for a year before they can be appointed (that is already a requirement to be a candidate for election). The other more firmly sets a timetable for gathering petitions to put a measure on the ballot. Interestingly, the former was prompted largely by Eddie, who hadn’t been in the district a year when appointments were made in November but applied arguing she would meet the requirement by the time of the election..

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Tags:   Eileen Normile  featured  Liz Alpert  Shelli Freeland Eddie  Stan Zimmerman

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