Tag Archives: Steve Morrison

Advantage Howard?

By Adam Beam | Published: July 14, 2010
Now that Brian Newman and Puff Howard have made it into the runoff for the Columbia City Council District 2 seat, the race is on capture the remaining 765 votes cast between the six other candidates who were eliminated. But if neighborhood ties mean anything, Howard might have an advantage. As The State’s Noelle Phillips [...]
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How Benjamin won

By Adam Beam | Published: April 21, 2010
Steve Benjamin won the mayor’s race not because of Shandon and undecided Steve Morrison voters, like I and a lot of other people thought, but because Benjamin’s supporters turned out to vote. Benjamin’s top 10 precincts, which he won by a combined 3,033 votes, had a 27 percent increase in the number of people who [...]
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Election results, by district

By Adam Beam | Published: April 9, 2010
These numbers are not surprising, but it reinforces how important District 3 will be in the run-off election April 20. NOTE: I compiled these numbers from Tuesday’s election results. Some precincts are split between districts. In that instance, the precinct with the most registered voters in a certain district counted toward that district. DISTRICT 1 [...]
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Battleground: Shandon

By Adam Beam | Published: April 8, 2010
Steve Benjamin and Kirkman Finlay‘s activities this weekend have confirmed what I told you in Sunday’s newspaper: the mayor’s race will be decided in Shandon. Take a look at the candidates’ schedules: Benjamin Friday evening: Door knocking in Shandon All day Saturday: Door knocking in Shandon Finlay Door knocking in Shandon 9 a.m. to noon [...]
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Morrison’s hugs

By Adam Beam | Published: April 7, 2010
Another guest post from my colleague Noelle Phillips: Steve Morrison closed his concession speech by telling the crowd that he wanted to “give each of you a huge, big hug.” So, his supporters lined up, and Morrison, a former college basketball player, hugged each person. Most folks thanked Morrison for running or spoke of their [...]
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