According to a comment on this blog from ANC1A chair Bill Brown, Dottie Love Wade defeated Gavin Holland in last night’s special election for the vacant ANC 1A11 seat. If you recall, Holland received the most write-in votes in the election after the only candidate on the ballot withdrew — however, since that withdrawn candidate (Kat Skiles) got more votes overall, the Board of Elections didn’t give Holland the win. I endorsed Holland, for what it’s worth.
Dottie Love Wade was a former member of the state board of education (sort of like a school board, which sets things like curriculum standards) and was defeated by Patrick Mara for that post in the 2010 election. Wade was the ANC1A chair until 2008 when she resigned to take the school board post.
However, Wade distributed these flyers, which read “Re-elect Dottie Love Wade.” ConsideringSandra Scottland has been the commissioner since 2008, they’re kind of disingenuous. I guess it worked.
UPDATE: Brown tells me the final vote count was 36-21.
