Incumbent City Council member Bill Gordon won reelection to his Place 3 seat Saturday, while Tom Etheredge and Stan Gerdes were elected to their first terms on the City Council, according to the unofficial results.
The Smithville council election had contested races for the Place 2, Place 3 and Place 4 seats. Incumbent Sharon Foerster ran unopposed and sailed to reelection to the Place 1 seat.
Incumbent Mayor Joanna Morgan won election to the city s highest elected office against challenger Jerry Callaghan.
In the Place 2 race, Etheredge won election with 445 votes, or 62%, defeating Betty McBryar, who received 270 votes, or 38%.
In the Place 3 election, Gordon, who has served on the council for six years, including as mayor pro tem, received 435 votes, or 59%, and fended off a challenge by Charles Diltz, who received 301 votes, or 41%.
Incumbent Smithville Council Member Bill Gordon has drawn a challenger in Charles Diltz for the Place 3 seat, and Betty McBryar and Tom Etheredge are vying for the open Place 2 seat.
The Place 2 and 3 competitions are among four contested City Council races in the May 1 election, which includes a race for mayor between incumbent Joanna Morgan and challenger Jerry Callaghan, and a race between Stan Gerdes and Danielle Washington Tenorio for the open Place 4 seat.
Place 1 Council Member Sharon Foerster is running for reelection unopposed.
In a candidate forum hosted by the Smithville Chamber of Commerce on April 13, the candidates laid out their priorities and vision for the city.
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