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Fri, March 19, 2010

Power is transferred to city's new mayor and board [multimedia]
Mayor Randy McClement took control of the city's top office Thursday, becoming the 42nd chief executive of Frederick while vowing to meet challenges head-on.

Story by Adam Behsudi/Photo by Sam Yu

	Mayoral Forum (at FCC) McClement and Judd face off on Oct. 27
	Mayoral Forum (Rotary Club of Carroll Creek) McClement and Judd face off on Oct. 21
	Aldermanic Forum (at FCC) The 10 aldermanic candidates face off on Oct. 20

LATEST CITY OF FREDERICK ELECTION HEADLINES

	Holtzinger packs up for private practice [video] He's been called the "lunch pail mayor." Frederick City Mayor Jeff Holtzinger could often be seen arriving at City Hall on his mud-covered 1982 Honda 500 trail bike wearing overalls and work boots. He will step down as mayor later this month and and plans to go into law practice with a local attorney focusing on civil litigation. more »
	Results confirm city's votes for mayor, aldermen Elections officials Thursday presented certified results showing little change to the group of six people chosen to lead the City of Frederick for the next four years. more »
	Observers: Dissatisfaction, familiarity central to election defeats A clean sweep of City Hall will put five new aldermen to work for the next four years. With a mayor elected to his first public office, Frederick's government will stand untested in the face of what could be the city's most financially challenging year in decades. The returns made it clear that city voters were not swayed by the well-funded and enthusiastic mayoral campaign of Democrat Jason Judd. A majority gave their vote to bagel shop owner Randy McClement. Complete Election Coverage Poll: To increase turnout, should city elections be held the same years as presidential elections? Vote here more »
	All three aldermen incumbents voted out Four out of five on board will be Democrats Frederick voters ousted all three incumbents in Tuesday's aldermanic race, according to unofficial results. more »
	McClement clinches mayoral victory Frederick voters elected Randy McClement the city's next mayor, according to unofficial results. The owner of a downtown bagel shop delivered his victory speech to supporters Tuesday night after learning he had topped Democrat Jason Judd in votes. l BoA: All 3 aldermen incumbents voted out more »
	Decision day — Frederick prepared for mayoral, aldermanic votes Frederick voters will head to the polls today to cast ballots that will change the leadership at City Hall for the next four years. Officials hope the vote to decide a new mayor and fill the five seats of the Board of Aldermen will also bring more people to the polls than the sparsely attended primary election. more »
	Mayoral results: All precincts reporting, McClement is mayor-elect With all 12 of the city precincts reporting, the results for the city mayoral election are. more »
	Aldermanic results - all precincts reporting The polls have closed, and the results are beginning to come in. more »
	Candidates forum provides live civics lesson for Trinity students The Trinity School of Frederick's oldest students received a living civics lesson during a candidates forum at their school Wednesday morning. more »
	Most candidates head into vote with adequate cash reserves City candidates filed a third round of campaign finance reports this week, showing multiple individual donations of $1,000 or more between Oct. 5 and 27. more »
	McClement, Judd square off Candidates lay out positions in debate as Frederick city mayoral vote draws near The two men vying for the mayor's office met for one last debate Tuesday night, each asking the other pointed questions about experience and how he would govern the city. more »
	Neighborhood councils grill candidates Frederick's neighborhood advisory councils held a second event this election season, vetting candidates running for mayor and alderman. more »

VIDEO: CITY ELECTION FORUMS

General election forums are set for Oct. 20 with the Aldermanic candidates and Oct. 27 with the Mayoral candidates. Forums begin at 7 p.m. at FCC's Jack B. Kussmaul Theater. Admission is free. Click the links above to watch videos of the forums held for the primary election.

MAYORAL CANDIDATES

Democrat