Quite frankly, the election to replace Ken Yeager on the City Council ended rather quietly, with Pierluigi Oliverio winning the election with relative ease last Tuesday. Due to lower voter turnout in the March runoff, both men secured only a few more votes than they had in the November primary.

Other than the Garden Theater’s celebratory proclamation, the excitement died off quickly.

It seemed like the election night parties received more coverage than the actual results. Sal Pizarro from the Mercury continued that paper’s election coverage theme: “Election night parties reflect candidates’ personalities,” even publishing an in-depth comparison of Oliverio’s restaurant party and Tedesco’s home-bound get-together. With the Metro in between publication deadlines, the party was the only news to report, and they have so far only published that on their news weblog.

They may not have graciously admitted defeat after switching their endorsement, but the Merc’s Editorial Board did at least acknowledge that “Oliverio’s fresh outlook and start-up mentality captivated large numbers of voters.” And a news story later last week alluded to Oliverio’s campaign “moxie,” and Mayor Chuck Reed warned of the “steep learning curve” ahead.

For it’s part, the WG Resident did cover the results in its regular edition on March 9 (page 7, if you have the printed version), but the story doesn’t seem to be available on their website’s March 9 version (which is still dated Wednesday for some reason).