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Last Update:  February 4, 2010

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Duncan wins County Clerk race

Status quo at the county clerk’s office apparently isn’t good enough for Democratic voters in Macoupin County.

Incumbent County Clerk Michele Zippay was soundly defeated by primary challenger Pete Duncan Tuesday. Unofficial county results, obtained shortly before 10:30 p.m. Feb. 2 from the county clerk’s office had Duncan receiving 2,647 votes to 2,112 for Zippay.

“It really hasn’t hit me in terms of the fact we won,” Duncan said by phone election night. “I’m extremely proud of the people who worked for the campaign, and that we were able to bring it home for them.”

Zippay admitted her clerk position is “more than a full-time job” and may have hurt her chances to connect with more county voters. “When you’re working full-time, you don’t have time to go knock on every door,” Zippay said.

As of Wednesday morning, Zippay said she hadn’t given Duncan a call to congratulate him on the victory, since she left the clerk’s office after 12 a.m. on election night. She said she’d likely give him a call to congratulate him Feb. 3 after attending a funeral near her home in Mt. Olive.

“I wish Mr. Duncan the best,” Zippay said. In hindsight, Zippay said she could have done things differently during the campaign. She said she wouldn’t have been as conservative about spending money during the campaign. “I don’t have unlimited financial resources,” Zippay said. “I work within my budget.”

Duncan will likely start focusing on the November election later this week. “We’ll take a day or two off to rest and then talk to voters,” Duncan said. “We’ll keep hitting it until November.”

No Republican candidate has filed for the Macoupin County Clerk’s race. However, Brian Zilm of the state’s Supervisor of Elections office said a Republican has until April 19 to obtain the required number of signatures and enter the race. Thirdparty candidates would have until mid-June to declare their candidacy.

Zippay will serve until after the new county clerk is sworn in next December, following the November general election. While she didn’t come out on top, Zippay will remain active as she serves as a Democratic Party Committee in Mt. Olive.

 

Source: Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat, February 4, 2010

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