With an overwhelming 86.6% of the vote for Obama in Tuesday’s historic election, the city’s Sixth Ward came in strong for the president-elect. The ward, represented by Alderman Kacie Starr-Triplett at City Hall, cast 6,146 ballots for Obama – the largest total of any ward in the city.

“I’m so proud of the amazing turnout and support shown by my fellow Sixth Ward residents,” Triplett said. “We showed that President-Elect Obama’s message of hope and changed resonated throughout the central corridor.”

Triplett, who also served as a local spokesperson for the Obama campaign, credited the impressive showing to the hard working Sixth Ward Democratic Organization.

Spearheaded by Committeeman John Maxwell and Committeewoman Bev Bucheit, along with Ward Chairman, Alison Gee, the leaders of the Sixth Ward Obama Canvassing Team, Mary Kay Christianson and Chryssi Ingrassia, and Change to Win Field Organizer, Jack Coatar, the organization implemented successful voter registration drives at Clinton Peabody, local churches and several neighborhood functions. They also registered many of the homeless in downtown Saint Louis and even provided arts-and-crafts childcare services for busy parents on Election Day.