Zeiger looks to future after primary loss

"I knew in my heart the deck was stacked against me," he said.

When incumbent John Zeiger heard his decade-long run as Mayor of Saratoga had come to a close, he was disappointed, but not surprised.

If anything, he had been anticipating it.

Zeiger finished with 118 votes in the Aug. 12 primary for Saratoga; nine votes behind Don Sherrod, and 109 votes behind Ed J. Glode. The ballots were recounted and he will not be moving on to the general election.

"I knew the odds were not great that I was going to get elected, and I'm good with it," Zeiger said.

In what would have been his fourth term, Zeig...