ELECTION: Majority vote is needed
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January 23, 2026 1:00 AM
Jose Christian Tayler raises an important point in his Jan. 21 letter to The Press. The recent mayoral election highlights a fundamental flaw in Coeur d’Alene’s democratic process. According to voteidaho.gov, 9,550 voters cast ballots. Of those, 3,265 voted for Gookin, while 6,285 — nearly two-thirds of voters — cast their ballots for someone else. Despite 65% of voters preferring a different candidate, Gookin won with just 34.2% of the vote.
The full vote breakdown was: Gookin 3,265; Loffman 2,674; McEvers 2,527; and Pulsifer 1,084.
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