Gaskin leads mayor’s race; still too close to call Keith Gaskin and his campaign manager Bennett Windham watch the results roll in at their campaign headquarters in downtown Columbus Tuesday evening. At the end of Tuesday night, Gaskin had a 66-lead over Mayor Robert Smith in the mayoral election with more than 150 affidavit ballots still to be processed. Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated since its original publication.
As of late Tuesday night, independent challenger Keith Gaskin had 66 more votes than Democratic Mayor Robert Smith but there are still 158 affidavit ballots to be processed, meaning it remains too close to call.