BREAKING : Stunner in Dayton - Rhine McLin Loses to Gary Leitzell

Submitted by Anthony Fossaceca on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 11:43pm.

In a shocking upset, Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin has been defeated by Independent candidate Gary Leitzell. Leitzell, the President of the Southeast Priority Board, was endorsed by the Montgomery County GOP. Final numbers had Leitzell with 14,923 votes to McLin's 14,045 votes, a difference of 878.

In the City Commission race, Nan Whaley and Joey Williams were re-elected, beating out local activist David Esrati.

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