Ron Cardwell has defeated Mitch Henley in the race for the Piedmont City Council Ward II seat Tuesday night, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board’s early returns.
Cardwell’s lead was not by much.
With three of three precincts reporting results, Cardwell had 159 votes, 52% to Mitch Henley’s 143 votes, 47%.
In Ward IV, Jonathan Hisey won with had 271 votes, 62% to Jack Jackson’s 157 votes, 36%. Steve Bottkol had six vote. Bottkol announced he was withdrawing from the race, although his name remained on the ballot.
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