Mayor Chris Beutler is back for four more years after yesterday's election victory. He pulled in just under 65% of the vote, while Republican Tammy Buffington managed 35%.
When you look at Buffington's campaign, 35% is a huge and depressing figure. Poor Ms. Buffington was out-funded, out-prepared, and out-classed at every step of the way. Her campaign was, to put it bluntly, embarrassing. That over one-third of voting Lincolnites think she should lead this city is horrifying. That she was the best candidate local Republicans could come up with is unfortunate. To be clear, I don't intend to pick on Tammy Buffington as a person. She could be delightful and brilliant for all I know. But she sure didn't show any of that during her campaign.
Congratulations to Mr. Beutler. Lincolnites have a generally positive attitude these days in part to his leadership on a variety of exciting projects and activities around town. But be aware: there are some rocky times ahead. Beutler faces some nasty budget problems and it's all but certain that we will have to deal with a tax increase, a drastic cut in services, or both. We'll hear more about that reality soon. Prepare for it.
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A less than 22% turnout seems awfully low, considering it was a mayoral race.
And with that being said, I forgot to vote myself.
To be fair, it was an extraordinarily boring election. There were three things on my ballot, and of those three only the Airport Authority race had any drama whatsoever.
I did vote. I only mention that to brag about the fact that I found the dang polling station despite their best efforts to hide it. (It was a temporary location.)
Most boring election I can remember, ever.
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