City of Frederick, Md. Voter Turnout

George Wenschhof

I will try to provide some voter turnout data throughout the day courtesy of Stuart Harvey; Election Director, Frederick County Board of Elections. I have also provided the numbers reported during the primary election on September 15 so you can compare turnout. In addition, I provide the total votes received by the winning candidates in the 2005 election.

Voter Turnout by Polling Location September 15 Primary Election:

9:00 AM Total votes: 657 - 2.6%
11:00 AM total votes: 1253 - 5%
2:00 PM total votes: 2097 - 8.4% (1,383-D, 714-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 2878 - 11.5% (1,953-D, 925-R)

William Talley Rec Center (Precincts 1,5,11) 121 North Bentz St.
9:00 AM total votes: 268
11:00 AM total votes: 524 (379-D, 145-R)
2:00 PM total votes: 838 (594-D, 244-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 1096 (762-D, 334-R)

Frederick Church of the Nazarenne 7899 Oppossumtown Pike (Precincts 2,10)
9:00 AM total votes: 56
11:00 AM total votes: 98
2:00 PM total votes: 183 (117-D, 66-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 229 (142-D, 87-R)

Evangelical Lutheran Church (Precinct 3) 35 East Church Street
9:00 AM total votes: 64
11:00 AM total votes: 135 (106-D, 29-R)
2:00 PM total votes: 195 (150-D, 45-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 228 (174-D, 54-R)

Cornerstone Fellowship Church (Precincts 4,8,9) 66 Waverley Dr. #630
9:00 AM Total: 113
11:00 AM total: 233
2:00 PM total votes: 421 (243-D, 178-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 543 (315-D, 228-R)

Grace Community Christian Church (Precinct 6) 2100 Rosemont Ave.
9:00 AM total votes: 20
11:00 AM total votes: 34 (19-D, 15-R)
2:00 PM total votes: 60 (35-D, 25-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 79 (45-D, 34-R)

Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints (Precincts 7,12) 1811 Latham Dr.
9:00 AM total votes: 136
11:00 AM total votes: 229 (137-D, 92-R)
2:00 PM total votes: 400 (244-D, 156-R)
4:00 PM total votes: 703 (513-D, 190-R)

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2005 General Election Winners: complete results can be read here.

Mayor:
Jeff Holtzinger (R) 4740 - Won
Ron Young (D) 4382

Alderman:
Marcia Hall (D) 5330
David Koontz (D) 4491
Alan Imhof (R) 4140
Paul Smith (R) 4128
Donna Kuzemchak (D) 4126


Voter Turnout by Polling Location November 3 General Election:

Here's 10 a.m:

Talley Rec – 320 D, 190 R, 45 Others – 555

Grace Church – 23 D, 33 R, 10 others – 66

Church of the Nazarene – 55 D, 50 R, 14 others – 119

Cornerstone – 122 D, 122 R, 38 O – 282

Latter-Day Saints – 118 D, 136 R, 35 O – 289

Lutheran Church – 89 D, 38 R, 17 O – 144

Total – 1455 5% turnout (at this point in Sept, I had 3%)


Stuart Harvey, Election Director
Frederick County Board of Elections

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12:25 PM Update - GW - Some interesting trivia to chew on: as of 10:00 AM 757-Dems, 569 Rep. and 159 Other had voted. Before you think this favors the democratic candidates, in 2005 the total Dem turnout was 4546 (36%), Rep turnout was 3719 (35%) and Other turnout was 17% yet the Republican mayoral candidate won.

Noon: Talley Rec – 555 D, 338 R, 82 Others – 975

Grace Church – 43 D, 52 R, 13 O – 108

Church of the Nazarene – 106 D, 85 R, 24 O – 215

Cornerstone – 246 D, 213 R, 81 O – 540

Latter-Day Saints – 223 D, 235 R, 67 O – 525

Lutheran Church – 135 D, 60 R, 23 O – 218 Total – 2581

9% turnout

Stuart Harvey, Election Director, Frederick County Board of Elections

Total Dem turnout - 1308, Total Repub. turnout - 983, Total "Other" turnout - 290

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2:20 PM Update - GW

2:00 PM Voter turnout Numbers

Talley Rec – 727 D, 443 R, 109 Others – 1279

Grace Church – 53 D, 69 R, 17 O – 139

Church of the Nazarene – 152 D, 128 R, 31 O – 311

Cornerstone – 323 D, 302 R, 90 O – 715

Latter-Day Saints – 302 D, 307 R, 85 O – 694

Lutheran Church – 184 D, 78 R, 35 O – 297

Total – 3435 12% turnout

Stuart Harvey, Election Director; Frederick County Board of Elections

Total Dems - 1741, Total Repub. - 1327, Total "Other" - 367

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4:30 PM Update - GW - 4:00 PM Voter turnout numbers:

4 p.m. Talley Rec – 892 D, 551 R, 140 Others – 1583

Grace Church – 62 D, 81 R, 22 O – 165

Church of the Nazarene – 192 D, 166 R, 38 O – 396

Cornerstone – 416 D, 382 R, 105 O – 903

Latter-Day Saints – 377 D, 379 R, 107 O – 863

Lutheran Church – 225 D, 111 R, 46 O – 382

Total – 4292 14% turnout

Stuart Harvey, Election Director; Frederick County Board of Elections

Total Dems - 2164, Total Repub - 1670, Total "Other" - 462

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4:45 PM Update - GW - seems safe to say voter turnout will not hit 30% today - a sad state of affairs - we must urge the next mayor and board to move election day to coincide with presidential election.

Democrats are turning out at about 14.5% and Repubicans are turning out at 16.7% and "Others" about 8%. I doubt many Republicans are voting for Judd, however some Democrats will vote for McClement. "Others" could be a factor in mayoral race. Alderman too close to predict. Stay Tuned.

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5:50 PM Update - GW - Let's also remember the absentee ballots if the race is close. A total of 454 were sent and 382 received as of today. The breakdown doesn't help us gauge the outcome: Democrats - 177, Republicans - 180, "Other" - 25. More could be received tomorrow. They are counted on Thursday.

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White House Schedule

From: http://thepage.time.com/

Tuesday, November 3

• • 9:45 am
  • President Obama receives the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office

• 10:15 am
• President Obama receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office

• 10:30 am
• German Chancellor Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress

• 11:25 am
• President Obama meets with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the Oval Office

• 12:30 pm
• Robert Gibbs delivers the daily press briefing at the White House

• 2:05 pm
• President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office

• 2:40 pm
• President Obama participates in the U.S.-European Union Summit in the Cabinet Room

• 4:00 pm
• Vice President Biden administers the oath of office at the ceremonial swearing-in of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

• 4:30 pm
• President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with Secretary of Defense Gates in the Oval Office

• 5:15 pm
• President Obama and Vice President Biden meets with Senator Blanche Lincoln in the Oval Office

• 7:00 pm
• The polls close in Virginia

• 8:00 pm
• The polls close in New Jersey

• 9:00 pm
• The polls close in New York

Remember To Vote Today!

George Wenschhof

Today, voters will determine who will be their mayor and the five members of their board of alderman in the City of Frederick, Maryland. It is important for you to add your vote to the tally as it is added up later today.

If you have any question as to where your polling place is located click here, type in your address and you will receive your polling place.

The Democrats have outstanding candidates in this election and you can read more about them prior to voting by clicking on the link to their campaign website located in the right hand margin of my homepage. You may also wish to read the interviews I had with each of them which can also be read by clicking on the link provided in the right hand margin of my homepage.

The Democratic candidate for mayor is Jason Judd and the Democratic candidates for alderman are Carol Krimm, Donna Kuzemchak, Michael O'Connor, Kelly Russell and Karen Young.

The Republican candidate for mayor is Randy McClement and the Republican candidates for alderman are Shelley Aloi, Amanda Haddaway, William Huckenpoehler, Alan Imhoff and Paul Smith.

Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM - Make sure you go!

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Robo Calls Urge Voters to Write-In Dougherty

George Wenschhof

This morning, I received a call from a friend who informed me they had received a robo-call over the weekend urging they write in Jennifer Dougherty for mayor in the City of Frederick, Maryland election on Tuesday. I suspected that the call was from Neal Wirth who earlier in the week had his letter to the editor published in the Frederick News Post and Gazette.

In this letter, Neal, a long time Dougherty supporter, was trying to make a point concerning allowing unaffiliated registered voters the ability to cast their votes in the primary election. Mr. Wirth argued that by writing in Jennifer Dougherty for mayor in the general election, a voter could lodge their protest for allowing open primaries.

I called Mr. Wirth to ask him if he had made the robo-calls and in a brief conversation he said he had done so and had clearly indicated who he was on the calls. He further stated the calls had gone to ten thousand voters and that he had individually paid for the calls. He also stated Ms. Dougherty was unaware of his action.

I also placed a call to Ms. Dougherty and we were unable to actually connect for a conversation. In a message left on my phone, Jennifer indicated she was not aware of the robo-calls made by Neal Wirth and could not comment further until she was able to actually read the text of the message.

Open primaries are typically not supported by members of political parties due to they allow voters from outside of their political party to weigh in on who their candidate in the general election will be. It also opens up the possibility of nefarious actions by certain individuals who would support a weak candidate in an opposition party in the primary, only to turn around and support their party nominee in the general election.

This action by Mr. Wirth comes right before the general election of what promises to be a close election between Democrat Jason Judd and Republican Randy McClement for mayor.

Four years ago, charges surfaced Ms. Dougherty had urged supporters to vote for Republican Jeff Holtzinger. This following her defeat by Ron Young in the Democratic primary. In spite of an overwhelming voter registration advantage by Democrats in the City of Frederick, Republican Jeff Holtzinger won the election.

Will these robo-calls placed by Mr. Wirth further muddy Ms. Dougherty's reputation among Democrats or impact the results of this election? Time will tell on that matter, but it appears obvious this was an action taken by an individual and not on her behalf. Perhaps Mr. Wirth would have been better served to use his own name as the write-in candidate for voters to use to lodge a protest for open primaries.

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