Thank you again to everyone who voted for me. Now that provisional and late absentee ballots have been counted, I am almost officially a winner. In this round of the election process, Phyllis Evans extended her lead for second place to 47 votes. I won the third City Council seat that was up for election with 64 votes more than Jeff Coryell. That 64-vote difference is close enough to trigger an automatic recount, which will take place and be announced on December 6. Results of the recount are extremely unlikely to change the overall results.
Cleveland Heights has great opportunities. I am dedicating myself on City Council to keeping this the best place to be. I’ve already observed three City Council meetings since the November 8 election and will continue to get up to speed so I can hit the ground running at the beginning of 2012 after I am sworn in.
Here’s what the Board of Elections announced today, November 29:
CLEVE HTS COUNCIL
Vote for Not More Than 3
(WITH 37 OF 37 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Jeff Coryell . . . . . . . . . 6,383 19.48
Mary Dunbar. . . . . . . . . . 6,447 19.67
Phyllis Evans . . . . . . . . . 6,494 19.81
Mike Gaynier . . . . . . . . . 4,974 15.18
Keba Sylla . . . . . . . . . . 1,337 4.08
Dennis R. Wilcox . . . . . . . . 7,140 21.78
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 99
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 13,515