Congrats to Sam Yoon!

Results from yesterday's preliminary election are in. Congratulations to DFA Boston-endorsed candidate Sam Yoon, who came in fifth, behind only the incumbents and John Connolly. Progressive incumbent Felix Arroyo also impressed with his second place finish. Now the real campaigning begins, as the top eight finishers vie for the 4 seats up for grabs in the November 8 election, less than six weeks away. Turnout was 15.1%, up from 13.4% two years ago (a rainy day).

1. Michael Flaherty (I) 13.90%
2. Felix Arroyo (I) 12.24%
3. John Connolly 11.14%
4. Stephen Murphy (I) 10.99%
5. Sam Yoon 10.26%
6. Patricia White 10.05%
7. Matt O'Malley 9.41%
8. Ed Flynn 8.65%

The Globe, whose coverage of the race has been abysmal, has more, including Michael Flaherty denigrating the electoral process:

''The interesting thing is it's a beautiful day, which should bring the voters out," said Flaherty, who is heavily favored to hold onto his citywide seat. ''But the Sox have a double-header . . . and people are focused on the pennant race. They may think it's more important than this race, and I would agree."

File that quote under: Your ancestors died to give you the right to watch baseball.