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Article: Dellums, De La Fuente lead Oakland race
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- June 7, 2006
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OAKLAND -- One of the most hotly contested mayoral elections in
recent memory remained just that early today as results slowly
trickled in.
Early results showed Ron Dellums leading Ignacio De La Fuente by
about 2,200 votes, with absentee ballots and a few precincts counted.
Nancy Nadel was trailing both candidates by more than 5,000 votes.
Touted as the most important mayoral election in Oakland in nearly
a decade, concerns about public safety, education and development
defined the race among former congressman Dellums, city council
president De La Fuente and councilmember Nadel.
As candidates gathered with their supporters throughout the city,
they were left biting their nails waiting ...