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After the Democratic Primary

A vase with peonies at our polling place. Note the yellow one, which is exceedingly rare. They were a gift from a person who raises the flower. It was fun to watch them open up in the room as we worked.

After my 15-hour shift as a poll worker I was too agitated to sleep. I stayed up until I knew the results of the main races I was following, about another 60 minutes after arriving home. These are the main results in which I was interested:

The numbers are such that Republicans don’t stand a chance in the general election, so the presumptive new supervisor board in 2027 will be Sue Dvorsky, V Fixmer-Oraiz, Jon Green, Lisa Green-Douglass, and Mandy Remington. I campaigned for all of them over the years, focusing on Green in this primary.

Switching out Sullivan for Dvorsky trades a different kind of experience and agenda, but leaves things pretty much where they are—the swing vote is likely Jon Green, my district supervisor.

I slept a lot after I went to bed. From after 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. Fully rested, I began to crank up a routine and spent Wednesday morning and afternoon in the tomato patch. It’s time to finish planting the garden and that’s where my energy will go for the next days.

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