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Smith staying in mayor’s race
By Dispatch Staff Report 2 hours ago
Robert Smith
In a statement he released through his campaign email, Smith addressed rumors he might drop out of the race due to an undisclosed health condition that hospitalized him briefly on Feb. 21. Since then he has been recovering from home, and Vice Mayor Bill Gavin, who represents Ward 6 on the city council, has led day-to-day city operations.
“Good afternoon. I want to take a moment to officially announce to the citizens of Columbus that I am not withdrawing from the mayoral race,” Smith said in his email. “Rather, I am again seeking re-election to the office of Mayor of the City of Columbus.”
Gavin embraces ambitious projects in mayor seat Vice Mayor Bill Gavin sits in at his makeshift office in City Hall on Friday. Gavin has been filling in for Mayor Robert Smith, who was briefly hospitalized in February and has been out of the office for seven weeks. “(S)ince I’ve been sitting in this position, I’ve taken on more and more responsibilities,” Gavin told The Dispatch last week. “I’ve made decisions, and I think I’ve done a pretty decent job of filling in for the mayor.” Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Every week day by 9 a.m. since Feb. 22, Vice Mayor Bill Gavin has set up shop in the conference room just off Mayor Robert Smith’s office at City Hall downtown.
DiCicco defeats Gavin in Ward 6 election; Incumbents cruise in Starkville
By Isabelle Altman and Zack Plair 2 hours ago
Starting July 1, Ward 6 will have a new representative on the Columbus City Council.
Republican Jacqueline DiCicco unseated current councilman and Vice Mayor Bill Gavin in a landslide, 301-114, in the Republican primary for Ward 6. With no other candidates in the race, DiCicco will be unchallenged in the general election on June 8.
The Democratic primary for Ward 4 Columbus council seat is undecided with a 91-90 margin and up to three affidavit ballots still to be counted.
Former Ward 4 Councilman Marty Turner leads Pat Fisher Douglas by just one vote. Per state law, the Registrar’s Office must wait five days after the election to consider any mail-in ballots that come in, in addition to the three affidavits, meaning the race will not be decided for at least five days.