Retired Air Force Gen. Clark Griffith remains the Republican victor in the Ward 4 City Council race after a hand count this morning of the ballots from the Ward 4A polling place showed no major differences from the election-night vote count.
Representatives of the Republican Executive Committee, acting at the request of Ward 4 Councilman Mike Fitzpatrick, re-counted primary ballots cast on May 5 at the West Biloxi Library, the Ward 4A polling precinct.
The count — performed at City Hall by Committee Chair Pete Wilson and committee members Harry B. Joachim and Wendy Barthe Peavy — showed Griffith with 622 votes, two votes less than the election-night count; Fitzpatrick had 287 votes, one vote less than the election-night count; and challenger Richard K. Callaway II received 28 votes, a figure unchanged from election night.
Said Wilson: “Since there was essentially no change from election night, we have certified the election and Clark Griffith is the clear winner.”
Precinct-by-precinct totals: To see the primary-night vote count from the 11 voting precincts in Biloxi – two precincts in Wards 1, 2, 4 and 7, and one precinct in Wards 3, 5 and 6 – click here.
News and notes
Council meeting: The Biloxi City Council will meet Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at City Hall. To see the agenda and available resolutions, click here.
Breakfast with the Mayor: Mayor A.J. Holloway will speak about the issues du jour during the Biloxi Chamber’s “Breakfast with the Mayor” Tuesday at 8 a.m. at E-Fitness Center on Richard Drive in north Biloxi.
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