From TSINews.com
Manchester voters battered incumbent office holders Thursday, electing a new Mayor and turning out two veteran aldermen.
Lonnie Norman easily won election as Mayor, gathering 745 votes compared to 506 for incumbent Betty Superstein. Claude Morse picked up 582 votes followed by Stella McWhorter with 193 votes.
Unofficial vote totals show political newcomer Tim Pauley elected as alderman with 972 votes. Incumbent Ryan French won another City Hall term with 919 votes. Russell Bryan was elected with 915 Votes along with Cheryl Swan with 913 votes. Incumbent alderman Roxanne Patton won another term with 705 votes.
Mike Lewis gets a term on the Manchester City School Board, picking up 986 ballots. Incumbent Susan Parsley was re-elected with 941 votes. Incumbent Bob Bellamy lost a re-election bid, running in third place with 805 votes.
“I feel very fortunate to have the citizens support me and have the confidence in me to help our city become an efficient governing body.,” Swan told The Saturday Independent. “I am extremely excited about getting started and making Manchester the city we all deserve.”
Swan said that the final results “have proven” that the city is ready for what she called the “right” changes.
French echoed that the race is a “mandate from voters” to move the city forward.
“We have to lower our property tax rate, grow our retail economy and transient dollars, and re-direct common sense and decorum back into our daily business as a city,” French said.
The incumbent 27-year-old said also that the city’s infrastructure needs work. He said plans are being made to discuss several city issues and the direction the new board wants to go with them during a “State of the City Address”.
Lonnie Norman easily won election as Mayor, gathering 745 votes compared to 506 for incumbent Betty Superstein. Claude Morse picked up 582 votes followed by Stella McWhorter with 193 votes.
Unofficial vote totals show political newcomer Tim Pauley elected as alderman with 972 votes. Incumbent Ryan French won another City Hall term with 919 votes. Russell Bryan was elected with 915 Votes along with Cheryl Swan with 913 votes. Incumbent alderman Roxanne Patton won another term with 705 votes.
Mike Lewis gets a term on the Manchester City School Board, picking up 986 ballots. Incumbent Susan Parsley was re-elected with 941 votes. Incumbent Bob Bellamy lost a re-election bid, running in third place with 805 votes.
“I feel very fortunate to have the citizens support me and have the confidence in me to help our city become an efficient governing body.,” Swan told The Saturday Independent. “I am extremely excited about getting started and making Manchester the city we all deserve.”
Swan said that the final results “have proven” that the city is ready for what she called the “right” changes.
French echoed that the race is a “mandate from voters” to move the city forward.
“We have to lower our property tax rate, grow our retail economy and transient dollars, and re-direct common sense and decorum back into our daily business as a city,” French said.
The incumbent 27-year-old said also that the city’s infrastructure needs work. He said plans are being made to discuss several city issues and the direction the new board wants to go with them during a “State of the City Address”.
TIM PAULEY – 972 RYAN P. FRENCH – 919 RUSSELL BRYAN – 915 CHERYL SWAN – 913 ROXANNE PATTON – 705 MARK MESSICK – 592 GENE HOLMES – 479 GARY TRAIL – 442 JOSHUA MOORE – 429 BRENT BATES – 420 MICHELLE SIMMONS – 401 DONNIE THOMAS – 396 SAM MILLER – 349 DANNY DAVIS – 241
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