Race, turnout influenced vote in Slay mayoral victory

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Back in November, some said the election of Barack Obama meant race was less of a factor than ever.

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But when Mayor Francis Slay took 61 percent of the vote in last week's mayoral election, race seemed as big a factor as ever in city politics.

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