Foster holds onto lead
By SARAH ENSOR PEARCE
Star Democrat – Staff Writer
November 14, 2006

EASTON — If results hold, a former Talbot councilman will be returned to office, while one of four incumbents seeking re-election will not get another term.

The Talbot County Board of Elections counted 205 provisional ballots Monday, with another 40 to 50 absentee ballots to be tallied Friday.

Monday’s count did not alter results in Talbot County’s contested races.

Republican Dirck Bartlett still led in the Talbot County Council race for five seats with 8,007 votes. Incumbents Thomas G. Duncan, a Democrat, and Peter A. Carroll, a Republican, followed with 7,640 and 7,549 votes, respectively. Carroll and Duncan were re-elected to their second consecutive terms — Duncan previously served on the county council before a stint as Talbot County sheriff.

Former councilman Levin F. “Buddy” Harrison IV, a Democrat, who received 7,383 votes, also will return to the council. The race for the fifth seat remained close, with Democratic incumbents Philip Carey Foster and Hope R. Harrington separated by 75 votes — Foster had 7,353 to 7,278 for Harrington. But the lead should be sufficient to return Foster to the council for a third term.

Republican challengers Corey W. Pack received 6,192 votes, followed by Al Silverstein with 6,035 votes and John General with 5,698 votes. Owen Wormser, a Democrat, trailed with 4,241 votes. There were 124 write-in votes.

Each of the Talbot County Circuit Court judge candidates received 82 provisional ballot votes. Judge Sidney S. Campen Jr. retained a commanding lead, with 9,047 votes to 5,841 for Jo Ann Asparagus.

Robert F. Burris remained in the lead by 23 votes in the Talbot County Board of Education District 3 race, with 780 votes to Mary-Beth S. Goll’s 757. Sandra E. Kleppinger, with 1,150 votes, still led Rev. Daniel G. Higgins Jr., with 841 votes, in District 7.

In District 1, Gloria Y. Farrare still led Steven P. Harris, with the totals standing at 589 and 496, respectively. District 4 candidate Monica Heinsohn, running unopposed, had 1,384 votes.

Carville “Don” Duncan and incumbents Donald E. James and Jacques T. “Jack” Baker Jr. remained in the lead for the three orphans’ court judge seats. They had 7,264 votes, 7,093 votes and 7,085 votes, respectively. Challengers Harvey E. Smith Jr. and Ronald L. Frampton had 6,466 and 6,101 votes, respectively.

Register of Wills Alice W. Anderson has 9,922 votes, leading James K. Camper who has 3,305 votes.

The board of elections is to begin counting the remaining ballots at 9 a.m. Friday.

I just got this forward, and yessirreeee bob, it’s something to think about…

NBA or NFL?

36
Have been accused of spousal abuse

7
Have been arrested for fraud

19
Have been accused of writing bad checks

117
Have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3
Have done time for assault

71, repeat, 71
Cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14
Have been arrested on drug-related charges

8
Have been arrested for shoplifting

21
Currently are defendants in lawsuits, and…

84
Have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

Guess which organization this is?

Neither, it’s the 535 members of the United States Congress – the same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

I had no idea – guess it’s obvious, you can’t trust what 90% of what they say anymore. Sad.