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Modesto's first district elections were a major letdown in one respect: Fewer than 800 people voted in District 2, which includes 34,000 people and more than 9,000 registered voters.
From the e-mails, voice mails and headlines:
Candidates, take notice. Voters elected Harley Cooney the ersatz mayor of J Street on Friday, and he won it without going negative. "No opponents," the 85-year-old Ralston Tower resident said with a smile.