Lioneld Jordan wins the runoff election
All 43 precincts have reported their tallies and with 57% of the votes, Lioneld Jordan is the new mayor of Fayetteville.
Over 10,000 people came out for the runoff election and 5,796 of y’all are in favor of new leadership. Dan Coody had hoped to remain in office for a third term but after 8 years behind the wheel, his time has come to officially pass the keys.
Local politics will be nothing new to Lioneld Jordan. Besides being a citizen of Northwest Arkansas his entire life, Jordan has served on the City Council as Ward 4 alderman for seven years and has been elected vice mayor since 2004.
This was a battle from the start as supporters for both candidates took great pride in their respective favorite. From countless letters to the editors, even more comments on local blogs and hours of phone calls and door-to-door campaigning, there are no doubt many celebrations and much dissapointment in the air tonight.
Whether you think Mayor-elect Jordan has some big shoes to fill or some big messes to clean, there’s no questioning who the majority of voters are behind. A close race it was not.
“It will be a big challenge,” told Jordan to KFSM 5 NEWS, “but I welcome that challenge.”
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Goods News for Fayetteville
November 25, 2008
We did it!
Johnathan
November 25, 2008
This election was anything but dull. Between the busboy, felon, school kid, screw-up, grandpa, and the yes-man it was definitely a fun show. Good luck Mr. Jordan.
relieved
November 26, 2008
Which one was Lioneld, Johnathan?
Oh, who cares? Whatever names he was called, now he can be respectfully addressed as Mayor-Elect Jordan. Damn straight!
Voters got this one right–big time!
Go Lioneld! I know you’ll never let us down.
It will be so refreshing to have an honest, trustworthy mayor for a change.
Get over it, TB. The electorate was sick and tired of Dan’s empty claims, promises and vicious attacks on everyone who didn’t pledge allegiance to his ass.
Mayor Jordan has a really sweet ring to it.
Hurry up, January 1st!
George
November 26, 2008
I voted for Coody and I’d do it again. Obviously I was in the minority. I have to trust that the majority of the people made a good decision for Fayetteville and throw my full support behind Mayor Jordan.
I mean, the majority always elects the best leader. Am I right? ***sigh***
I just love this town so much and we have made such great strides lately. Hopefully we didn’t f&$k it up.
roger
November 26, 2008
great news for fayetteville. especially south fayetteville! people who actually live in fayetteville. coody was an ok mayor, maybe he can move into an unfinished condo.
Total Bastard
November 26, 2008
I hope Jordan can keep some of the good things going.
Total Bastard
November 26, 2008
For example:
I am sitting here watching Channel 16 before leaving town for T-Day and they are replaying the Sustainability Summit. Our mayor is sitting on the stage with the mayor of Austin, and the mayor of Chapel Hill, exchanging ideas about growth, sustainability, and being an attractive community for young professionals, outdoor enthusiasts, and live music lovers.
I wonder if Jordan going to host the Sustainability Summit next year?
I’ll be a Jordan believer when I see this kind of high profile event continued, grown, and used to enhance our city’s reputation as a desireable destination for young minds, research dollars, and cultural amenities investment.
stacy
November 27, 2008
wasnt that one of Jordon’s campaign promises…. to never leave the city limits of Fayetteville again!! that will cut down on Fayetteville’s carbon footprint.
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