Politics on the Hudson

Yonkers mayoral debate, part two: size of turnout

Posted by: Len Maniace - Posted in 2007, Phil Amicone, Republican Party, Vincenza Restiano, Yonkers, Yonkers elections on Sep 18, 2007

Mayor Phil Amicone and his challenger in the Republican primary Vincenza Restiano have disagreed about nearly everything this season so why should their assessment of voter turnout on Primary Day be any different? Voter turnout was light this morning said David Simpson, normally Amicone’s City Hall spokesman, who has been working most recently on the campaign.

Reached early this afternoon, Restiano said the turnout seems normal, light in one place but good in an another. If turnout holds, Simpson said, perhaps only 3,500 of the 23,000 enrolled Republicans, or 15 percent, may make it to the polls. Restiano had a different calculation saying some 8,800 Republican voters generally show up at primaries and that was probably as good an estimate as any. In any case, turnout is likely to be lighter than four years ago, when Amicone, Restiano and Assemblyman Michael Spano tusseled for the Republican nomination for the mayoral post being vacated by John Spencer. About 50 percent voted.

So the question comes down to whether one candidates’ voters are turning out in unusual numbers, a question that won’t be answered until after the polls close. Simpson insisted that three of every four voters polled in recent weeks favored Amicone. Restiano saw things differently: “I got my mesage out. My people are voting.”

 

 

 

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9 Responses to “Yonkers mayoral debate, part two: size of turnout”

1. the consultant September 18th, 2007 at 3:11 pm

   actually the two statements are not inconsistant
   turnout may have been light this morning and
   may have picked up when ms restiano was reached..
   out of 23,000 registered republicans 22% should
   turn out that would be about 5000 voters
   phil amicone will get 3600..restiano will get
   about 1400

2. Pinochio September 18th, 2007 at 3:38 pm

   And then hopefully it will be bye bye vinnie… time to move outta Yonkers.

3. Ethan Edwards September 18th, 2007 at 4:14 pm

   Restiano can take Spencer, his present wife, McLaughlin, Jereis, Robertson and Sam Zherka with her. Butte, Montana is a good place for them, or maybe Allenwood, Pa.

4. the consultant September 18th, 2007 at 4:19 pm

   what on earth do you have against Butte?

5. Ethan Edwards September 18th, 2007 at 4:22 pm

   You are right. I was playing with the word “Butte.”

   But Deer Lodge, Montana would be very appropriate, as
   would Allenwood, Pa. One is more “restricted” than
   the other.

6. Westchester Wisdom September 18th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

   Butte Montana was renamed Poisonville in Dashiel Hammett’s early novel, “Red Harvest.” Apparently back then it was a very corrupt municipality.

7. used to be republican September 18th, 2007 at 4:49 pm

   anyone but amiclowne!!!

8. Pinochio September 19th, 2007 at 9:36 am

   Look at that! A vote for Robberson!

9. LOU September 19th, 2007 at 2:17 pm

   GOOD NIGHT VINNI! HOW STUPID… YOU HAD A GOOD JOB COURTESY OF SENATOR SPANO BUT YOU CHOOSE TO MORTGAGE YOUR FUTURE AGAIN AND THROW IT ALL AWAY AND FOR WHAT? NOTHING! YOU EVEN GOT ON T.V. AND BASHED THE HAND THAT FED YOU WHEN NOBODY WOULD HELP YOU AND THAT WAS NICK SPANO. ON TO VICTORY FOR THE MAYOR. 30% PATHETIC!