Politics & Government
UPDATE: Nowlin, Anderson Keep Their Seats on Lakewood City Council
The rest of the city races were uncontested.
Updated at 12:19 p.m. Nov. 9.
Tuesday was a good day for the incumbents on .
, appointed to the at-large post, and , appointed in March to fill the Ward 1 post, were both elected to their first terms on council.
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— bringing in 4,672 votes — edged out challengers (1,488 votes) and (3,226), according to complete but unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Anderson narrowly won his race, beating his opponent, , by only 234 votes.
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It was midnight before the board of elections posted the results of all 41 precincts.
Nowlin was celebrating his victory with friends, family and supporters at .
"I am glad to have the opportunity to continue the work that I started when I was appointed in January," he said. "There are a lot of challenges ahead, but I am prepared to meet those challenges with my colleagues and with city hall."
Nowlin said that the greatest challenge he will face in his first full term is the city's impending budget shortfall. The city's aging housing stock is also a priority, he said.
"I think the campaigns that (Davis and Zappala) ran were very positive," he said. "They had a lot of great ideas. They were able to engage the citizens to make sure that citizens were heard. I intend to make sure their concerns are listened to."
Anderson turned in early without knowing the final election results.
"I am pretty happy about it," he said. "I am happy that Pat Metzger joined the race, I think we brought a lot of issues to Ward 1."
Those issues, Anderson said, include housing, development and balancing the city's budget while retaining city services.
"We need to figure out what's going on with what's going on with our streets that have abandoned and dilapidated houses," he said. "These are challenging times, but we are smart people, we're going to make good decisions and we're going to move forward."
The other council races for Wards 2, 3 and 4 were all unopposed, as was the mayor's position.
Lakewood City Council*
Candidate Position Votes Anthony Davis Council At Large 1,488 Ryan Nowlin Council At Large 4,672 John Zappala Council At Large 3,226 David Anderson Ward 1 1,347 Patrick Metzger Ward 1 1,113 Tom Bullock Ward 2 2,249 Shawn Juris Ward 3 1,729 Mary Louise Madigan Ward 4 1,748*Election results are unofficial.
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