Anti-Chevron candidates sweep to victory in Richmond races
RICHMOND -- In a race that received national attention thanks to big money from Chevron, a slate of candidates on shoestring budgets swept their oil titan-backed opponents on Tuesday night in a resounding political defeat for the company and its campaign tactics.
Longtime local politician Tom Butt defeated his City Council colleague Nat Bates, garnering 51 percent of the vote to Bates' 35 percent.
In the race for three full-term City Council seats, outgoing Mayor Gayle McLaughlin (16.9 percent of the vote), incumbent Jovanka Beckles (16.2 percent) and challenger Eduardo Martinez (14.6) -- the "Team Richmond" slate backed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance -- swept despite a flurry of negative advertising against them. Incumbent Jael Myrick trounced Corky Boozé for a two-year seat.
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Chevron spent big to elect Bates mayor and defeat the "Team Richmond" candidates who are hostile to the oil giant's mammoth refinery here, but voters rejected Chevron's efforts.
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A seat opened up by Butt's promotion to mayor means the progressive majority could be able to strengthen its hold by appointing another member early next year.
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And it was a NASTY fight with an abundance of lying, disgusting campaign mailers financed by Chevron.
Bravo Team Richmond!!!! 
