Brown won the election in October 2007 with more than 32,000 votes ; his next closest rival Dick Quax had less than 18,000 , and the election was jokingly called a ` Lenslide ' by some . Brown won the election in October 2007 with more than 32,000 votes ; his next closest rival Dick Quax had less than 18,000 , and the election was humorously termed a ` Lenslide ' by some .