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Nancy Farmer, executive director of the Skinker•DeBaliviere Community Council. obtained an impressive victory in her first electoral outing. Farmer sought the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 64th district In a field of six candidates. Farmer led the pack with 40 percent of the vote.
She received over one thousand votes more than her closest competitor.
The other candidates, in order of their finish, were Gaylord Williams, Thomas Stoff, Timothy Cusick, Caroline Burke, and Al Belakhoua. Farmer expressed surprise at her margin of victory.
She was very grateful for the tremendous support she received from the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood.
She thanked those who contributed time or money or both to the campaign.
When asked about what she had enjoyed the most in the campaign, she said that she was able to meet so many people and to work with organizations outside the immediate area However, the campaign had a down side. “It was the longest job Interview I ever had and the hardest work I’ve ever done.” Farmer now looks forward to the general election where she will face Kevin Copeland. the Republican nominee. Copeland. an attorney. resides in DeBaliviere Place.
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Nancy Farmer. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1992.
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