March 29, 2024

Election results: Kedley elected Osceola's new mayor

In a contested race to become Osceola’s new mayor, Clarke Community School District teacher Thomas Kedley topped his other two opponents with the most votes after an election Tuesday, Nov. 3. Longtime mayor Fred Diehl did not seek re-election.

These are the unofficial results from Clarke County auditor’s office:

Osceola

For the office of mayor, Thomas Kedley had 321 votes, Dr. James D. Kimball had 213 votes and Ron Eshelman had 75 votes.

For Osceola City Council Ward 1 seat, Douglas P. Gay beat opponent Byron Jimmerson with 105 votes to 61 votes. Osceola City Councilman Chris Dorsey did not seek re-election.

Osceola City Councilman David Walkup ran unopposed in the election for Osceola City Council Ward 3 seat. He received 229 votes.

Incumbent Osceola City Councilman Dr. George Fotiadis beat opponent Jon Ryan Sullivan for the at-large seat with 382 votes to 217 votes.

There were 2,892 registered voters in the Osceola City Council, mayoral elections and the number for total voters in the election was 614. This is a total of 21 percent of the voting population.

Murray

In the election for Murray’s mayor, write-in candidate Kristi Frederick received 40 votes. Scott Busick received 11 votes.

For Murray council member at-large, there were three candidates and voters could vote for a total of three seats. Jeannie Crees had 63 votes, Jeffrey Robbins had 64 votes and Dean Robins had 68 votes.

Woodburn

In the election of Woodburn’s mayor, Randy Wright ran unopposed and received 21 votes.

For the city council at-large seats, voters could vote for a total of two seats. David Reynolds received 27 votes, Gary Kent received 23 votes and Tim Pollard received 10 votes.