2008 Woodie Awards
Parra wins close one
Nick Stockton
Issue date: 11/9/06 Section: News
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"I hope it gets a little crazy in here," said Noe G, DJ for the event, who works at local radio station Hot 94.1. He said he came prepared to party, with "everything from hip-hop to country."
It was at around midnight when Parra joined her supporters after the final vote tally had been counted showing Parra winning by a spread of 1,500 votes.
"I was prepared for a tight race," Parra said in a speech after she was announced as winner. "I have the most competitive seat in the state of California."
"A win is a win!" shouted one of her supporters, and she concurred as she talked about the closeness of the race and her feelings about it not being a landslide victory for her.
However, while Parra waited in the presidential suite of the hotel for the election results, her many supporters had been drinking cocktails and eating hor d'ouvres since 8 p.m. The mood was quiet, but upbeat, and there was only light cheering from time to time as television news crews went from booth to booth of the dining area, interviewing attendees.
When asked about the mellow mood, Andrew Hoag, a staffer for Parra, said, "The staff worked for so hard, for so long. The staff just has no energy to party." He was assured that the quiet mood had nothing to do with the tight margin of victory that opponent Danny Gilmore held over her for most of the night.
"It's not big news if she wins, we just expect it," Hoag said.
Hoag also had some insight about the national elections and their consequences. "I think we will finally see a slowdown in what gets passed, less earmarked bills," he said of a Democrat-controlled House. "Valley members in Congress will have more of a voice, but on the flip side, [Rep. Bill] Thomas won't have the Appropriations Committee chair, so that might be a hit for the valley."
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