Cooper comes out on top! 35% of the vote. Will face Briley, who got 25%, in a runoff.

John Cooper was the top vote getter in the mayor's race withe 35% of the vote, followed by Mayor Briley who got 25%. Since no one got more than 50% of the vote, they will face each other in a runoff. Carol Swain came in, in third place with 22%, followed by John Clemmons with 25%.

Below is the vote tally for all of the mayoral candidates.

Candidate Name	Election Day	Absentee	Early	Total Votes	Percent
Jody Ball	127	10	135	272	0.27
David Briley	12305	511	12757	25573	25.30
Julia Marguerite Clark-Johnson	223	9	167	399	0.39
John Ray Clemmons	8903	128	7226	16257	16.08
John Cooper	17137	493	17756	35386	35.01
Bernie Cox	201	3	131	335	0.33
Jimmy Lawrence	165	1	138	304	0.30
Jon Sewell	106	1	112	219	0.22
Nolan O. Starnes	62	3	63	128	0.13
Carol M. Swain	11956	204	9968	22128	21.89
WRITE-IN	52	0	30	82	0.08

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