WON THAT ONE; NOW BACK TO WORK

posted by Michael Chihak

Democrat Jonathan Rothschild, candidate for mayor of Tucson, was ensconced in his law office downtown first thing this morning, even after a celebration of his victory in Tuesday night's virtually uncontested primary election.

Rothschild's car was in its usual spot in the parking lot of Mesch, Clark & Rothschild before 7 a.m. It's not uncommon to see him at work that early. But the morning after the primary election seemed a bit of a surprise.

Rothschild will face Republican Rick Grinnell in the general election in November. Grinnell won his spot on the ballot the hard way, by collecting more than 5,700 write-in votes. He needed 1,060 to make the ballot.

Rothschild has said he already is stepping away from his position as the law firm's business manager to focus on his campaign and that he will resign the firm altogether if elected.