NOVEMBER 13, 2005 --

Michael Sessions, an 18 year old high school senior, was elected the youngest mayor in the U.S., last week, when voters in Hillsdale, Michigan, gave him a
write-in victory over incumbent, Doug Ingles.

The unofficial totals in this town of 8,200 were 732 write-in votes for Sessions and 668 for Mayor Ingles.

In Waterbury, Connecticut, Mayor Michael J. Jarjura won re-election by write-in, getting 7,907 to defeat the mayoral field which included Democrat Karen Mulcahy,
who beat Jarjura in the Democratic primary.

In New York City, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg easily won re-election over Fernando Ferrer, the Democratic
candidate. Bloomberg's win is not, LPR thinks, a sign of approval for the GOP.

Republicans did not do well this off-year election, and, besides Mayor Bloomberg
is only nominally a Republican.

With public opinion polls pointing to further dissatisfaction with President Bush, he is heading for two very unhappy final years as president if Democrats
regain control of Congress next year.

It is not clear, however, that the electorate is enthusiastic about Democrats.

And if write-in campaigns elect more candidates, perhaps states should reconsider high-tech voting -- in favor of paper ballots.

The municipal building in Waterbury.