Word: electioneer
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And Phillip Griffiths, the assistant directorof the election commission, said that he had notheard of any major snags in the voting process.
Other notable victories yesterday included the election of first-time Black mayors in Seattle and New Haven, alsomajority-white cities.
The importance of yesterday's voting wasperhaps best illustrated by the contrast betweenDinkins' and Wilder's narrow victories in theirraces and the ease with which Detroit MayorColeman Young won election to a fifth term in themajority-Black city.
In Gardner--where Mayor John DeVeua chose not to seek re-election after his indictment on sexual assault charges--former Mayor Gerald St. Hilaire gained 2657 votes only to be edged out by former City Councillor Charles Manca's 2704.
David N. Dinkins won election as New York City's first Black mayor, while L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia clung to a slender lead over Republican J. Marshall Coleman in his bid to become the nation's first elected Black governor.