(Absentee) Survey says ...

PASADENA -- Early election returns from absentee ballots favor a third term for Mayor Bill Bogaard by a nine-to-one margin.

According to the initial results, Robin Salzer enjoyed a razor-thin edge over Jacque Robinson, Margaret McAustin was ahead in District 2 and Steve Haderlein had a modest lead for District 4.

For the Pasadena Unified School District, Renatta Cooper had a lead for Seat 2, with Bill Bibbiani proving popular with absentee voters for Seat 4, and Tom Selinske ahead for Seat 6 by several hundred votes.