
Brown faces numerous logistical challenges, including trying to get voters to correctly mark his name on ballots serious misspellings could disqualify any votes intended for him. Walton’s is the only name that will be printed on ballots outnumbered in a heavily Democratic town, Republicans are not mounting a candidate nor are any other parties.Īs a write-in candidate, Mr. Brown, who is considered a formidable challenger because of his long presence on the city’s political scene.

That lack of unified, institutional support has given hope to Mr.
