Well, maybe.

Looks like a write-in candidate in San Diego may have eeked out victory: "SAN DIEGO — Declaring 'let the people be heard,' a judge Monday refused to block the vote count in a disputed mayoral election that has gripped this city while garnering national attention for the unlikely leader — a last-minute write-in candidate, Councilwoman Donna Frye."

This is great Democracy-in-action stuff folks. Write-in candidate surges forward and may become the first mayor to wield expanded power that she opposed. I don't know much about San Diego politics, but I suppose if someone's going to have that extra mayoral power then you're best off with it being someone who is tentative to wield it.