Two Springfield City Council incumbents were ousted tonight in an election shake-up that even took one of the winners by surprise.
Watch my KY3 News @ 10 report HERE.
Incumbent Conrad Griggs was ousted by Libertarian Doug Burlison in a close race. Prosecutor Cindy Rushefsky handily beat Councilwoman Shelia Wright. Dan Chiles won the open seat.
SHELIA O. WRIGHT 20% . . . . . . . . 468
CINDY RUSHEFSKY 80% . . . . . . . . 1,922
CONRAD GRIGGS 48% . . . . . . . . . 4,055
DOUG BURLISON 52% . . . . . . . . . 4,478
DAN CHILES 59% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,293
JACK STECK 41% . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,633
"This is very consistent with what we were seeing and hearing out on the street. I think City Council has really underestimated the feeling people have that they are not part of the decision making process," said Cindy Rushefsky at her watch party at the Clarion Hotel.
"This is a lesson for City Council and I'm excited to go in a new direction," she added.
DEVELOPING . . .
1 comment:
Looks like we'll have some accountability in City Council, now...
Kudos to you, Doug Burlison. A battle well-fought. And kudos to the voters, and everyone else who helped get him over this hurdle.
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