LOCAL ELECTIONS SHERIFF : Block Opponent Buys Cable TV Advertising in Bid to Force Runoff
Another opponent of Sheriff Sherman Block’s bid for reelection to a fourth term, Sheriff’s Sgt. John R. Stites II, has purchased cable television advertising in an attempt to keep Block from amassing a majority of votes in Tuesday’s election and avoiding a runoff.
A spokesman for Stites said the purchase totals about $35,000. Earlier in the week, it was reported that Block opponent Robert Irmas, a reserve sheriff’s captain and businessman, had purchased $200,000 in television and radio time, including $55,000 on cable. There are six candidates in the race, most of them poorly funded political unknowns.
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