SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM) — Calhoun County election officials on Thursday will recount the ballots cast for Springfield mayor after only four votes decided the winner of the Nov. 3 race.
Carey Whitfield filed the petition last week after losing to Harry Burdett.
The race between both city councilmen didn’t draw big numbers to the polls — only about seven percent of the electorate turned out — but the margin was narrow: Burdett 112, Whitfield 108.
Three people running for Springfield City Council seats on the ballot were elected unopposed.
Burdett is currently slated to take Susan Anderson’s seat. She had been the city’s mayor for 17 years.
– Anthony Pollreisz
