The results are in from Tuesday’s election and there’s one thing that is clear. The majority of voters want Mayor Max Bacon back and we really like our alcohol. The weather certainly didn’t keep voters away unless they decided to head for the park on a sunny Election Day. Turnout was about 21 percent, with 5,501 of the city’s 26,223 registered voters going to the polls on Tuesday.
Max Bacon was easily re-elected as Mayor, Ward 2 Andrea Blustein, Ward 3 Teri Anulewicz and Ward 6 Wade Lnenicka ran unopposed and won and the Sunday alcohol sales easily passed with 76% of the voters in favor. With the passing of Sunday alcohol sales, the law is scheduled to go into effect in Smyrna on January 1st.
But the fun is not over yet.
While Ward 1 Melleny Pritchett captured more than 50% of the vote, only three votes separated her from John Miller and we’re likely to see a recount.
As for Wards 4, 5 and 7, we’re going to see runoff elections on December 6th as no candidates captured a majority of the vote.
SMYRNA MAYOR 9 / 9 Precincts
- ALEX BACKRY 395 7.18%
- A. MAX BACON 4147 75.39%
- DONNA SHORT WOODHAM 939 17.07%
- Write-in 20 0.36%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 1 1 / 1 Precincts
- JOHN MILLER 204 49.51%
- MELLENY PRITCHETT 207 50.24%
- Write-in 1 0.24%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 2 2 / 2 Precincts
- ANDREA BLUSTEIN 363 98.64%
- Write-in 5 1.36%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 3 1 / 1 Precincts
- TERI ANULEWICZ 491 98.59%
- Write-in 7 1.41%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 4 1 / 1 Precincts
- ALEX BRETCH 42 4.99%
- JUDITH CAUSEY JONES 117 13.9%
- MIKE McNABB 409 48.57%
- CHAS “CORKEY” WELCH 272 32.3%
- Write-in 2 0.24%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 5 1 / 1 Precincts
- MICHAEL “MIKE” HYDE 104 20.47%
- JASON SALIBA 205 40.35%
- SUSAN D. WILKINSON 196 38.58%
- Write-in 3 0.59%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 1 / 1 Precincts
- WADE S. LNENICKA 800 97.92%
- Write-in 17 2.08%
SMYRNA CITY COUNCIL WARD 7 2 / 2 Precincts
- RON FENNEL 697 39.31%
- GARRY OSBORNE 380 21.43%
- ZIAD SALAMEH 319 17.99%
- VIC YANKOUSKI 373 21.04%
- Write-in 4 0.23%
SMYRNA SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES 9 / 9 Precincts
- YES 4273 76.22%
- NO 1333 23.78%