WELL THE RESULTS ARE IN FROM TUESDAY (FINAL BUT UNOFFICIAL, COUNTY DOESN'T CERTIFY TILL THE 13TH) AND I'VE GOT THOUGHTS.
WARD 4 GOES TO A RUNOFF DEC 1. TERESA TURK GOT 44% AND KYLE SMITH 35%, THEN THE OTHER TWO AT 12 AND 9. ARKANSAS WANTS OVER 50% WHEN THERE'S MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE RUNNING SO THAT'S WHY. SO ALL THAT AND NOBODY WINS, ROUND TWO.
WARD 3 SURPRISED ME A LITTLE. HAYLEY HALL TOOK IT WITH ABOUT 64% OVER ANDREW BRINK FOR THE SEAT SCOTT BERNA IS LEAVING. I FIGURED CLOSER HONESTLY. SARAH MOORE GOT HER SECOND TERM IN WARD 2 AT AROUND 60 SO NO SHOCK THERE. AND COLEMAN WARREN RAN BY HIMSELF IN WARD 1 FOR BOB STAFFORD'S SEAT SO THAT ONE WAS DONE BEFORE IT STARTED. BLAKE PENNINGTON WINS CITY ATTORNEY WITH KIT WILLIAMS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
MY REAL QUESTION IS THE RUNOFF. IT'S THE TUESDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY'S WORN OUT, TRAVELING, OR SITTING IN A STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF DEER SEASON (GUILTY...). I KNOW TURNOUT FOR THESE ALWAYS DROPS OFF A CLIFF. IF YOU'RE IN WARD 4 ARE YOU GOING TO BOTHER? AND ANYBODY THAT VOTED FOR ONE OF THE TWO WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'M NOT TRYING TO START A FIGHT, JUST CURIOUS WHAT FOLKS ARE THINKING.