IFN Staff
Doug Hendrix was elected mayor of the City of Statesville on Tuesday, defeating four other candidates in the race to succeed long-time Mayor Costi Kutteh.
According to unofficial results, Hendrix garnered 1,293 votes (30.82%), edging runner-up William Morgan by 256 votes.
Councilwoman Kimberly Wasson finished third with 1,022 votes and Brian Summers was fourth with 753 votes. Roseta Williams received 88 votes.
Kutteh, the city’s longest-serving mayor, opted not to run for a sixth term.
CITY COUNCIL RACES
Statesville voters also selected four new city council members on Tuesday.
♦ AT-LARGE: In a six-candidate race for two at-large seats, Trey Robertson was the top vote-getter, edging James Pressly by nine votes. Robertson won a four-year term. Pressly will get a two-year term.
Braden Zittle was third with 990 votes, Dustin Jett fourth with 986 votes, Todd Lange fifth with 803 votes and Frederick Foster sixth with 784 votes. Emily Bosshart Alphin, who dropped out of the race after the ballots were finalized, received 297 votes.
Incumbents Steve Johnson and Kimberly Wasson did not seek re-election.
♦ WARD 2: Kristi Madison Pfeufer was unopposed in the race to succeed long-time Councilman C.O. Johnson, who did not run for re-election.
♦ WARD 3: Incumbent Doris Allison was re-elected, garnering 283 votes to defeat challenger R. Corina Iyoob by 195 votes.
♦ WARD 5: Tip Nicholson won a close race, garnering 313 votes to defeat former councilman John Staford by five votes. Alex Walker was third with 241 votes and Shelton Moore fourth with 194 votes.
Councilman Joe Hudson did not seek another term.
All results are unofficial.
Fantastic results. Statesville citizenry has spoken loud and clear. Thank you, Mike Fuhrman, for your informative and spot-on reporting of the facts. I am sure Mayor Hendrix will do a great job. Councilman Nicholson ran a fair and ethical race and we are lucky to have men like this to step up. There are a lot of new faces that will make this an exciting time as Statesville faces some very big decisions in the near future. Congratulations to all who ran their respective races.
A special thanks to all those who put themselves out there to improve our community. With young people like Corina, Shelton, Alex, Trey, and all the others stepping up to the plate, we have a bright future in Statesville. They did not all win, but they showed they care; they engaged and gave it their best. May they continue to make this community an even better place!!!
I, for one, find it simply appalling that less than 5,000 Statesville residents took the time and are concerned enough about local politics to go and vote! As a veteran and third generation Statesville native, it’s sickening. Don’t want to hear anyone complaining in a year when you’re not happy with something here.
I pay taxes, I’ll complain when I want.
As a longtime Statesville residents, it’s good to see how our town and county are continuing to do good. All boots were on the ground for this election, so hats off to all the candidates. Great job.
Congratulations to all of the winners in our local election, and thank you to the others who ran for Office even though unsuccessfully. We all want good government here. I believe this election has resulted in improvement in some of the seats, if not all. It is your time to lead now, Doug. We know you can do that well. Congratulations.