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William769

(55,124 posts)
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:48 PM Sep 2012

Two Gay Candidates Win Delaware Primaries

Two LGBT state legislative candidates won their primaries in Delaware Tuesday, the Washington Blade reports. If they go on to win the general election in November, Andy Staton and Marie Mayor would be the first out LGBT legislators in Delaware.

Staton, a gay Rehoboth Beach real estate agent, won his Democratic primary with 58.1% of the vote. Mayor, a Milton Democrat and a lesbian, won her primary election with twice as many votes as her closest challenger.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/09/12/two-gay-candidates-win-delaware-primaries

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Two Gay Candidates Win Delaware Primaries (Original Post) William769 Sep 2012 OP
Woo hoo !!! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2012 #1
Fantastic news!!!! bunnies Sep 2012 #2
tough election maximillian1974 Sep 2012 #3
Bravo SoapBox Sep 2012 #4

maximillian1974

(25 posts)
3. tough election
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:08 PM
Sep 2012

I know Andy and he's a great candidate and person; but this is a tough district (Christine O'Donnell did well here) so if you have extra money for a good campaign think about sending some to andystaton.com. keep fingers crossed because his opponent is a complete teabagger.

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