Summary
Vincent B. Orange, who awoke Wednesday as the newest member of the D.C. Council, said a "perfect storm" of divided support among nine candidates helped him stave off an ambitious Republican and oust the Democratic incumbent in Tuesday's special election for an at-large council seat.
"The pie got sliced up real nice," said Mr. Orange, a Democrat who served as a Ward 5 council member in 1999-2005 and returns to the John A. Wilson Building after unsuccessful bids for mayor in 2006 and for council chairman in 2010.See the full content of this document
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; Takes 28 Percent of Election Vote
"I just feel it was my time," Mr. Orange said.
Buoyed by name recognition, a fundraising edge over his opponents and two major uni...See the full content of this document
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