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*Cape Coral Elections - 2009

Early indications from the Lee County Elections Office found that just over 18 percent of all registered voters in Cape Coral and Fort Myers took part in Tuesday's general election.Lee County Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington warned Wednesday that the percentages are not ...

McClain wins against Martin

Kenneth "Marty" McClain defeated Jim Martin to win the Cape Coral City Council District 1 seat Tuesday night.McClain garnered 8,637 votes for 52 percent, while Martin pulled 7,823 votes for 48 percent.McClain was already looking ahead to his first council meeting on Monday, when he would be ...

Voters force out incumbents

John Sullivan easily defeated incumbent Jim Burch in the general election Tuesday to become the next mayor of Cape Coral.Sullivan garnered 63 percent of the votes, with 10,898 ballots cast in his favor. Burch received 6,373, totaling just under 37 percent.Sullivan's victory caps a fiery ...

Chris N. Chulakes-Leetz won the Cape Coral City Council District 4 seat held by Dolores Bertolini by a 10 percent margin.Chulakes-Leetz received 9,282 votes or 55 percent, and Bertolini, who was elected in 2005, picked up the remaining 7,565 votes or 45 percent in Tuesday's general ...

District 6 seat goes to McGrail

Kevin McGrail won the District 6 city council seat Tuesday night in a close race with John F. Cataldi Jr.McGrail earned 8,761 votes or 52 percent for the north Cape Coral district, and Cataldi received 7,986 votes or 48 percent."All I can say for all of those people who voted for me, thanks so ...

Incumbents out

Cape Coral voters ousted the two incumbents seeking re-election for city council Tuesday, sweeping in newcomers across the board.Challenger John Sullivan easily defeated Mayor Jim Burch, picking up more than 63 percent of the vote.Sullivan received 10,898 votes to Burch's tally of ...