November 5, 2008 - 5:37pm
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Schaer proves crucial in Blanco win

Schaer campaigns for Blanco on Election Day

PASSAIC – Yesterday’s mayoral victory by physician Alex Blanco in a 62 percent turnout election depended heavily on the endorsement of Acting Mayor/Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic).

The city is split in half, with the 3rd and 2nd wards on the south side of town and 4th and 1st wards to the north.

In the heart of Schaer’s Orthodox Jewish community, Ward 3 totals show that Blanco earned 1,965 of his 3,859 total votes, according to the Passaic City Clerk’s Office.

That’s where nearly a third of the city’s total 25,543 registered voters are concentrated.

Overall runner-up Vincent Capuana earned 1,399 in the same ward, and 3,656 overall. In the big turnout ward, Capuana appealed to what his supporters identify as the “long overlooked white Christians.”

In Capuana’s Ward 2 - a mix of Orthodox Jews, Hispanics and African Americans - Blanco held his own against the 26-year member of the School Board.

Blanco received 944 votes to Capuana’s 1,050. Blanco also benefited here from Jose Sandoval, who, like Capuana lives in the ward. Overall third place finisher Sandoval (with 2,846 votes) received 988 votes in the 2nd Ward.

Longtime City Councilman Joe Garcia (2,684 votes total) won the most votes in the city’s heavily Latino 4th and 1st wards, but turnout was much lighter in both parts of town compared to the 3rd and 2nd wards.

Capuana, Blanco and Sandoval all competed in the mostly Latino 4th Ward, which is Blanco's home turf. There Garcia received 712 votes, Capuana 664, and Blanco 650. Sandoval received 616 votes.

In Ward 1, where the city’s fewest number of registered voters are concentrated, and a mix of mostly Hispanics and some longtime Polish, and Slavic residents - Garcia won 679 votes, Capuana 352, Blanco 313, and Sandoval 310.

A fifth candidate in the race, Carl Ellen, received a total of 1,111 scatter-shot votes, with his best showings coming in the 2nd and 4th wards.

Delighted with Blanco's victory, Schaer said, “It’s my privilege to be a part of joining my community in electing the first Dominican mayor in the City of Passaic and United States. He has his challenges before him. He must show concretely that he will be at the forefront of needed changes, and he’s up to the challenge.”

An immigrant who arrived inPassaic at the age of 14, Blanco is the first in his family to go to high school, let alone college and medical school.

"Now mayor," said Schaer. "This is truly an American Dream."

Max Pizarro is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at max@politicsnj.com.

Comments

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Gary is definitely obnoxious.

11/05/08 11:24 pm

Whose American Dream?


Gary's or Blanco's? It is definitely a sad state of affairs in Passaic. Shaer just proved to all the good citizens of Passaic that he can fool, use and abuse all of them to his liking. As for the Jewish community, be ready for all those back room shady deals and promises to be broken.
Since the homeless people didn't have a shelter to begin with they have nothing to lose by Blanco being corruptly elected.

P.S. Mr. Blanco, are you feeling better? That was a nasty fall you took at your rally when you went after that individual who mentioned Sandival. It sucks getting drunk, doesn't it?

11/06/08 5:55 pm

you Must be one of the


you Must be one of the gossip mongers living in Passaic. I was in attendance at all rallies and never perceived anything of the sort(as far as nasty falls due to inebriation, so please try and refrain from outright fabrications). Wonder what you guys will think of next? Let's see, far as I can tell, Schaer hasn't proved a thing except his commitment to not just the Jewish community, but the City of Passaic as a whole, why do you think the endorsement of Blanco? You sound like the average consp. theorist(corruptly elected???), Use your writing skills for better purposes. By the way, the City of Passaic is at its best in years, sighs of relief throughout, it would've definitely been as you initially stated had any of the other truly corrupt candidates won

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