Nguyen gets nod for Common Council bid

With just two candidates running on the Democratic line for Common Council in Ithaca’s Second Ward, it almost seemed a flip of the coin on who would come out on top in Thursday’s primary.

The unofficial numbers told a different tale.

Local software engineer and Northside resident Ducson Nguyen just about doubled the number of votes given to opponent Isabelle Ramos, winning the election with more than 66 percent of the vote, 156 to 79.

A total of 236 registered Democrats turned out for this year’s election, with one voter abstaining from voting.

Nguyen will face independent and Downtown Ithaca Party candidate Sean Gannon in the Nov. 3 general election.

The final date to register to vote in the election is Oct. 9.

Second Ward Alderman J.R. Clairborne, a Democrat, chose not to seek re-election.

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