Unofficial election results: Kennedy, Ballard and Van Dyke ahead in the polls
The unofficial results say Kennedy has 8,947 votes while his challenger, Alexis Hitzeroth, has 6,020.
In the District E race, Ballard is holding off current Mayor Pro-Tem Randall Reitz.
According to the unofficial results, Ballard has 8,044 while Reitz – who previously held the at-large position before running District E – has 6,727 votes.
Speaking of the at-large seat, Van Dyke is ahead of hopeful Ken Scissors with a vote difference of 7,240-6261. Laura Houston, who dropped out of the race but still had her name on the ballot, has 1374 votes.
District D candidate Laurel Cole – who ran unopposed – received 11,222 votes. Dennis Simpson currently has the seat but decided not to run for re-election.
Meanwhile, one ballot measure looks on track to pass while another seems likely to fail.
The unofficial results say 9,325 voters approved Measure 2A while 4,686 residents said no. This ballot issue changes the date of the general municipal elections to November in odd-numbered years beginning in 2027.
Measure 2B – which would increase the salaries of the mayor and city council members – seems to be shot down by voters. According to the unofficial results, 8,243 residents said no to the ballot issue compared to 5,979 voters who approved it.
Up-to-date election results can be found here.
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