Tuesday night, city council member Sam Yoon was closely nudged out of the Boston mayoral primary, winning 21% of the vote.
Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino won 51% of the vote and fellow city council member Michael Flaherty won 24% of the vote. Now, Menino and Flaherty will battle it out in November in the general election. Flaherty still has a big uphill battle to defeat Menino, who has run Boston for sixteen years and is likely to run it for another four.
Given his relatively short time in the Boston politics, Yoon made a remarkable and commendable effort. I’m sure this isn’t the last we’ll hear of Sam Yoon.
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4 Comments to “Sam Yoon: ‘Nothing I regret’ about running for mayor”
eforeric wrote:
Absolutely amazing, he was very close to beating out Flaherty. Congratulations, hope he continues.
Posted on 23-Sep-09 at 4:35 pm | Permalink
Sagar Sane wrote:
Tough loss. We almost had him. Lots of people, incl myself, flew into Boston for the election…most awesome thing about it all was the hundreds of volunteers that were out and about in Boston's neighborhoods working hard for Sam. Outspent 2:1 and still almost took 2nd.
The Asian-American community has been extremely supportive of Sam's candidacy, both financially and on the ground. I want to take a moment to thank you all, as Sam did, for your generosity. Elections aren't cheap, but with your help, we were able to spread Sam's message.
It really was an honor to work for Sam's campaign. He is not only a great councilor, but also an honest, decent, hard-working person.
Thank you John for posting this and for covering the race.
You can follow Sam on Twitter at @samyoonformayor.
–Sagar Sane
Posted on 23-Sep-09 at 7:43 pm | Permalink
johnklin wrote:
Yoon trying to figure what’s next
Once full of promise, his future clouded
The Boston Globe. September 24, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/...
Posted on 28-Sep-09 at 1:46 am | Permalink
johnklin wrote:
Yoon said set to join Flaherty as deputy
Menino aide criticizes tactic
The Boston Globe. September 29, 2009
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/...
Posted on 29-Sep-09 at 12:00 am | Permalink
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