WEBSTER, NY — Kevin Lockhart’s concession speech following his third-place finish in the Webster town supervisor race was repeatedly interrupted Tuesday night by several demons arguing inside his head.
Lockhart, who received 3.04% of the vote on the Justice and Peace line, had barely begun thanking supporters when the voices reportedly began questioning how nearly 3% of Webster’s voting population had looked at the other candidates and decided he was the best option.
“The issue isn’t that he only got 3%,” said one particularly agitated demon, emerging from a cloud of smoke above Lockhart’s head. “The issue is that there are apparently people in this town who saw Kevin Lockhart on the ballot and thought, ‘Yes. That’s my guy.’”
The demons were reportedly even more upset after realizing Lockhart’s vote share may have helped cost Republican candidate Sean Hanna the election. Hanna finished behind Democrat Alex Scialdone by just over two percentage points, meaning Lockhart’s votes were enough to potentially change the outcome had they gone to Hanna.
“You couldn’t have just stayed home?” one demon reportedly screamed. “You had to get involved? You had to put your name on the ballot? Now we have to live with this.”