FULL ELECTION RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 8, 2011

MAYOR

ALEX MORSE  5121
ELAINE PLUTA 4513

CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE

KEVIN JOURDAIN 5029
PETER TALLMAN 4834
AARON VEGA 4697
JOSEPH MCGIVERIN 4675
BRENNA MURPHY 4528
DANIEL BRESNAHAN 4264
JAMES LEAHY 4252
REBECCA LISI 4213

PATRICIA DEVINE 3886
JOHN WHELIHAN 3675
YASSER MENWER 1706

CITY COUNCILOR WARD ONE

GLADYS LEBRON-MARTINEZ 425
DONALD WELCH 223

CITY COUNCILOR WARD TWO

ANTHONY SOTO 453
GLORIA ROSADO 207

CITY COUNCILOR WARD THREE

DAVID BARTLEY 1096
RICHARD PURCELL 587

CITY COUNCILOR WARD FOUR

JASON FERREIRA  414
LIBBY HERNANDEZ  397

CITY COUNCILOR WARD SEVEN

GORDON ALEXANDER 1195
ALAN FLETCHER 827

COUNCILORS LINDA VACON (WARD 5) AND TODD MCGEE (WARD 6) WERE BOTH UNOPPOSED.

BALLOT QUESTION 1 ON NEW CITY CHARTER

NO 5015
YES 3749

Charter Change Question goes down in overwhelming defeat!

Voters rejected by overwhelming numbers the proposal to abolish our current charter and replace with a new 53 page charter which would have made the Mayor's office even more powerful than it already is.  Throughout the city voters could inherently tell something was not right about the proposal to not change but completely replace our current city charter.  The Charter Commission led by some with their own agenda attempted to take enornmous amounts of checks and balances, as well as, voter power away from the people of the city.  Voters saw right through their plan and said their proposal went way too far.

The final vote was 5013 NO votes (57%) and only 3739 YES votes (43%) despite an organized push in favor of it by the Chamber of Commerce and Business Taxpayers Association.

City Councilor Kevin Jourdain Tops Ticket in race for Councilor At Large! Thanks Voters for their vote of confidence!

City Councilor At Large Kevin Jourdain thanked thousands of voters who honored him with their vote for re-election this past Tuesday.  Councilor Jourdain received 5019 votes and scored a first place victory in the race for City Councilor At Large.  "I am truly humbled by the broad base of support that came out for me in all 7 wards of the city.  My fellow Holyokers really responded to my strong message of fiscal responsibility, economic development, public safety and government accountability," stated Jourdain.

Councilor Jourdain said the victory is particularly gratifying considering the high quality of the other candidates that the voters had to choose from.

Councilor Jourdain congratulated Mayor-Elect Alex Morse on his victory and looked forward to working with him to solve the city's challenges.  Jourdain further praised Mayor Elaine Pluta for a job well done and for a lifetime of love and committment to the people of Holyoke.  "I have had the pleasure to serve with Elaine for nearly two decades and she has a record of accomplishment that any politician would be proud to have.  Elaine and her husband Ted are Holyokers through and through.  She has served the city with exceptional loyalty and fidelity and leaves the city in strong fiscal order.  I wish her the very best into the future," commented Jourdain.

Councilor Jourdain was first elected in 1993 and is the youngest person ever elected to the position of Councilor At Large in city history.

PIONEER VALLEY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO ENDORSES KEVIN JOURDAIN FOR RE-ELECTION!

Holyoke - City Councilor At Large Kevin Jourdain announced today that he was proud to receive the endorsement of the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO for his candidacy for Re-Election as City Councilor At Large.  Councilor Jourdain has been working hard for Holyoke's working families for many years and for common sense principles on the Holyoke City Council.  Councilor Jourdain thanks the working people of the greater Holyoke area for their strong support and looks forward to continuing to grow and improve the City of Holyoke over the next term.

Please remember to vote Kevin Jourdain for Councilor At Large on November 8.