UDPATED — Franklin County municipal election results

By Paul Keane

Franklin Advocate

The Town of Bude will see a virtually shakeup of municipal government 
after four incumbents lost their bids for re-election Tuesday night.

In Bude, Elvia Brown took home 102 votes to top incumbent Linda Gail 
Green and Tiffany Kyzar in the race for Mayor.

In the race for Alderman-at-Large, challenger Anna McCormick overcame 
four other challengers — including incumbent James M. Griffith, Jr. 
— by garnering 92 votes.

Marla Watts Murray beat incumbent Norma J. Kelly and fellow challenger 
Victoria Watts in the race for Ward 1 Alderman. She took home 36 votes.

Maggie Bethley ran unopposed in the Ward 2 race, bringing home 42 votes 
in the process.

In Ward 3, incumbent Jillian Dunmore earned 39 votes to beat challenger 
Tralisa Shante' Amos.

For Ward 4 alderman, Edward Middleton beat incumbent Jeffery Quick by 
earning 40 votes.

In Meadville, incumbent Mayor Lane Reed ran unopposed to earn another 
four-year term. Kay Scott, Bart Jones, Stephanie Scott, Tyler Blalock 
and Josh Scott will serve on the Board of Aldermen for the next four 
years.

Reed ran unopposed while incumbents Kay Scott, Bart Jones and Josh Scott 
won re-election. Joining them on the Board starting July 1 will be 
Stephenie Sullivan and Tyler Blalock.

Sullivan won the highest vote total among the eight aldermen candidates 
with 82 total. Kay Scott earned 77 while Josh Scott brought home 75. 
Blalock earned 68 votes while Jones took home 66.

David Clanton earned 61 votes to finish just out of the top five while 
Kaky Tindle earned 48 votes and Sara Scott took home 43 votes.

In Roxie, Sharon Davis won the Mayor's race. Taking aldermen seats were 
Cynthia Doss, Jeremy Dyer, Robin Hunt, Santana Jenkins and Alexis 
Thompson.

Winners will be sworn into office on July 1.