The Miami Herald
Wednesday, November 17, 1965
[news clipping]
Negroes Flock to Polls
To Support Range Bid
By Dick Knight
Herald Staff Writer
Negro voters went to the
polls in Tuesday's Miami city
commission election in rec-
ord numbers to support
Mrs. Athalie Range in her
bid for a seat on the commis-
sion, while rejecting the can-
didacy of another Negro in
the election.
The results of the primary
showed that while Mrs.
Range made the runoff elec-
tion - the first Negro in
history to do so- the vot-
solely a racial
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ers by overwhelming
margins.
High and Kennedy,
though, had broad support in
almost all of Miami's 89 pre-
cincts. The mayor, for exam-
ple, carrie 88% of them in his
successful reelection race.
Mrs. Range received 11,-
340 votes to lead the fields of
seven candidates for the com-
mission seat being vacated
by Vice Mayor Alice Wain-
wright.
About half of her votes
came from the 11 Negro pre-
cincts. She carried 21 pre-
cincts citywide.
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Percentage of Total Vote by Area (first primary)
Christie % Range% All other candidates%
8 All Negro Precincts 1/2% 99% 1/2%
8 Predominately Negro 10% 84% 6%
Precincts
Christie % Range% All other candidates%
N.E. Area 41% 10% 49%
S.W. Area 42% 9% 49%
Coral Gate Area 43% 10% 47%
Grapeland Area 40% 8% 52%
Flagami Area 43% 10% 47%
Elect Christie
The All Miami Candidate
