by Curtis D. Tucker
Posted: 02/07/15 Updated: 02/10/15
MAYOR
Shewey 3177 – 61.6%
Vanhooser 1980 – 38.4%
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WARD 5
Wilson 576
Levesque 230
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Being a leader of social media in NW Oklahoma we followed the responses to the election by each candidate online. Here are their responses from around the web:
Mayor Bill Shewey
Dear Enid Voters,
Thank you for the support you showed me today at the polls. I am grateful for and humbled by the efforts so many have given to my campaign. Serving and promoting Enid is a responsibility and an honor, and I appreciate your vote of confidence. There are great things happening in our community, and there are wonderful things on the horizon. I am looking forward to working with the city council, city employees, and Enid citizens to continue to enhance and grow our community.
Sincerely,
Mayor Bill Shewey
Dr. Vanhooser
This day has been filled with both encouragement and disappointment. The election did not turn out the way we expected, but it's good to know there are many good people who would like to see change.
We just need to regroup and move ahead. Thank you to all who believed in me. Round one is a loss, but the fight is not over. DrV
Commissioner Tammy Wilson
It goes to show the high road is the best route. Leadership is about building people up, not tearing them down.
The voice of the voters was loud and clear and the message is that they're happy with the direction we're going and I will continue to do what's best for Enid and am humbled by the outpouring of support I've had from the community. I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity I've been given and have never presumed I'd win but was hopeful my record would speak for itself.
Diane Levesque
I’m not surprised at the election results, actually, because of the turn-out figures. Talking to the people in Ward 5 gave me the impression that there’s a strong belief out there that no matter who is elected, the streets will always get neglected. That’s a tough conviction to overcome, especially after decades of this pattern. Part of what figured is the turn-out of the well established Wilson machine, reminiscent of the old Mayor Daly phenomenon in Chicago. Put that up against a newbie with no machinery and it’s not Goliath v. David, it’s Goliath v. infant David with a deep-rooted voter despair complex. Still, for my first time at this, it’s not bad considering what was put into it, dollar for dollar. I was able to cover about 1/3 of Ward 5 with the campaign, and got slightly less than 1/3 of the vote with that expenditure. Not a bad return on expenses totaling considerably less than $300.
From an exclusive statement given to Route 60 Sentinel - Read more...
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Here is an interactive ward map of Enid, Oklahoma.
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