Democrats Trasoff, Uhlich win!

Tucson Councilwoman-elect Karin Uhlich acknowledges supporters at the Democratic victory party. She defeated Kathleen Dunbar 62 to 38 percent.

Democrats are back in charge at City Hall with Nina Trasoff and Karin Uhlich winning huge victories over incumbents Fred Ronstadt and Kathleen Dunbar.

Trasoff and Uhlich's core message was special interests hurting citizens.

"They each cited the controversial $14-a-month garbage fee as proof their opponents did not care about regular citizens, and they each cited the slow implementation of commercial impact fees as evidence Republicans were beholden to special interests"

according to the Arizona Daily Star.

Trasoff, a former television news anchorwoman, earned 65 percent of the vote while Ronstadt of Ward 6 got 35 percent.

Uhlich, the executive director of a nonprofit agency, garnered 62 percent of the vote against Dunbar of Ward 3 with 38 percent.

Paul Eckerstrom, Democratic County Chair, attributed the win to "The corruption, the cronyism, that jacked up our turnout," he said. "And it's not just locally, it's national."

Independent Bruce Gerowitz, a hot-dog vendor, said the results are a testament to the power of independent voters. "The day of the independent is here," he said. "We're going to start seeing independents running for office and winning."