Jordan and Petty re-elected in Fayetteville, Long and Emery move to runoff election
Washington County Election Commissioner John Logan Burrow (center) watches while a team of election officials and volunteers count votes for the Nov. 6 general election Tuesday night in the Washington County Courthouse.
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff
Over 70,000 ballots were cast in Washington County for the 2012 general election, and with 97 percent of the precincts reporting, the unofficial results were released just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Mayor Lioneld Jordan was re-elected for a second four-year term, defeating former mayor Dan Coody by nearly 7,000 votes (unofficial).
In Ward 2, Alderman Matthew Petty will is not likely to face a runoff election against Adam Fire Cat. Petty garnered 48 percent of the votes, Fire Cat received 27 percent, and Ryan Abshire received 24 percent.
Note: We previously reported a likely runoff in Ward 2, but according to a recent change in Arkansas law, when a candidate receives more than 40 percent of the votes and is ahead of the runner-up by 20 percent, there is no runoff election.
In Ward 4, Alan Long received the most votes with 37 percent, but will likely face Mike Emery (22 percent) in the Nov. 27 runoff election.
The remainder of the unofficial results are listed below. When looking at state or national races, keep in mind these numbers are only for Washington County, Arkansas.
Fayetteville municipal races (unofficial)
Mayor
Dan Coody – 10,172 (37%)
Mayor Lioneld Jordan – 17,068 (63%)
Alderman Ward 2, Position 2
Ryan Abshire – 1,157 (24%)
Matthew Petty – 2,312 (48%)
Adam Fire Cat – 1,305 (27%)
Alderman Ward 4, Position 2
Mike Emery – 1,159 (22%)
Alan Long – 1,943 (37%)
William Chesser – 486 (9%)
J.P. Peters – 945 (18%)
Terry Black Coberly – 787 (15%)
Statewide issues (unofficial, Wash. Co. only)
Constitutional Amendments – 1 (State Highway funding)
For Issue No. 1 – 39,008 (58%)
Against Issue No. 1 – 28,718 (42%)
* Overall, the state approved Issue 1, with 58 percent supporting and 42 percent opposing.
Constitutional Amendment – 2 (Municipal and County Financing of Sales Tax Anticipated Revenue Bond Projects)
For Issue No. 2 – 26,978 (42%)
Against Issue No. 2 – 36,717 (58%)
* Overall, the state voted down Issue 2, with 57 percent opposing and 43 percent supporting.
Constitutional Amendment – 5 (The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act)
For Issue No. 5 – 39,207 (57%)
Against Issue No. 5 – 30,169 (43%)
* Overall, the state voted down Issue 5, with 51 percent opposing and 49 percent supporting.
State Senate/Rep. (unofficial)
State Senate District 7
Jon Woods (Republican) – 15,058 (65%)
Diana Gonzales Worthen (Democrat) – 8,198 (35%)
State Representative District 80
Jack Norton (Democrat) – 3,783 (46%)
Charlene Fite (Republican) – 4,436 (54%)
State Representative District 81
Wolf Grulkey (Democrat) – 1,718 (38%)
Representative Justin T. Harris (Republican) – 2,765 (62%)
State Representative District 84
Representative Charlie Collins (Republican) – 7,377 (54%)
Adella Gray (Democrat) – 6,278 (46%)
State Representative District 85
David Whitaker (Democrat) – 6,433 (56%)
Paul Graham (Republican) – 5,061 (44%)
State Representative District 86
Brian Scott (Republican) – 3,388 (39%)
Rep. Greg Leding (Democrat) – 5,213 (61%)
State Representative District 88
Edwin Sugg (DEM) – 3,031 (35%)
Randy Alexander (REP) – 5,569 (65%)
State Representative District 89
Yessie Hernandez (DEM) – 1,550 (36%)
Micah S. Neal (REP) – 2,701 (64%)
State Representative District 97
Bob Ballinger (REP) – 2,122 (67%)
Robert “Butch” Berry (DEM) – 1,055 (33%)
Washington County races (unofficial)
County Assessor
Dan Cypert (Democrat) – 27,060 (40%)
Assessor Jeff Williams (Republican) – 39,906 (60%)
County Collector
Greg Bradford (Democrat) – 22,152 (33%)
Tax Collector David A. Ruff (Republican) – 44,807 (67%)
Circuit Clerk
Mona Piazza (Democrat) – 32,437 (49%)
Kyle Sylvester (Republican) – 33,757 (51%)
County Clerk
Becky Lewallen (Republican) – 36,302 (55%)
Ann Upton (Democrat) – 29,690 (45%)
County Treasurer
Treasurer Roger Haney – 34,024 (52%)
Russel Hill – 31,513 (48%)
Justice of the Peace District 1
Gary L. Winters (Democrat) – 1,485 (26%)
Justice of the Peace Tom Lundstrum (Republican) – 4,164 (74%)
Justice of the Peace District 3
Meredith M. Mashburn (Democrat) – 1,382 (37%)
Harvey Bowman (Republican) – 2,321 (63%)
Justice of the Peace District 5
Tracey Kutcher (Democrat) – 1,113 (36%)
Joe Patterson (Republican) – 1,996 (64%)
Justice of the Peace District 7
Sharon L. Green (Democrat) – 2,141 (42%)
Rick Cochran (Republican) – 3,003 (58%)
Justice of the Peace District 8
Brenda Vassaur Taylor (Republican) – 1,887 (40%)
Justice of the Peace Barbara Fitzpatrick (Democrat) – 2,890 (60%)
Justice of the Peace District 9
Aaron Stahl (Republican) – 2,820 (40%)
Justice of the Peace Eva Madison (Democrat) – 4,298 (60%)
Justice of the Peace District 12
Justice of the Peace Candy Clark (Democrat) – 3,077 (63%)
Debbie Beckerdite (Republican) – 1,797 (37%)
Justice of the Peace District 13
Boyce R. Davis (Democrat) – 1,857 (39%)
Ron Aman (Republican) – 2,894 (61%)
Justice of the Peace District 14
Ann Harbison (Democrat) – 2,855 (55%)
Joe Maynard (Republican) – 2,319 (44%)
Constable District 7
James Maynard (Republican) – 2,767 (55%)
Dennis W. Ledbetter (Democrat) – 2,305 (45%)
Constable District 8
Constable Dale Evans (Democrat) – 2,901 (62%)
Benjamin Stuckey (Republican) – 1,774 (38%)
Constable District 9
Susan W. Gessler (Republican) – 3,257 (48%)
Ryan Saylor (Democrat) – 3,585 (52%)
Constable District 10
Thomas Sharp (Democrat) – 1,906 (46%)
John Maynard (Republican) – 2,250 (54%)
Constable District 12
Jim Reavis (Republican) – 1,819 (39%)
Constable Nickel Potter (Democrat) -2,886 (61%)
Beaver Water District
Chris G. Weiser – 21,843 (52%)
Terry Taylor – 19,967 (48%)
Circuit Judge, District 4, Division 4
Bob Lambert – 30,200 (48%)
Christi Beaumont – 32,192 (52%)
Elm Springs (unofficial)
Alderman Ward 3, Position 1
Harold Dean Douthit – 336 (50.37%)
Dorothy L. Blythe – 331 (49.63%)
Farmington (unofficial)
Alderman Ward 1, Position 1
Amy Hutcherson – 1,129 (57%)
Sherry Mathews – 835 (43%)
Alderman Ward 1, Position 2
Elizabeth Cunningham Mann – 981 (51%)
Patsy A. Pike – 939 (49%)
Lincoln (unofficial)
Alderman Ward 1, Position 1
Laurie Roy-Smith – 328 (47%)
Douglas Moore – 377 (53%)
Alderman Ward 1 Position 2
Robin Moore – 386 (55%)
Timothy Smith – 314 (45%)
Alderman Ward 3 Position 1
Bobby McDonald – 415 (59%)
Kris Roy -288 (41%)
Alderman Ward 3 Position 2
Carla Holcroft -421 (61%)
Matthew Hudgens – 271 (396%)
Springdale (unofficial)
Mayor
Mayor Doug Sprouse – 13,299 (100%)
Alderman Ward 2, Position 2
Alderman Rick Evans – 6,173 (49%)
Zack Blake – 2,571 (20%)
Howard Cook – 1,966 (16%)
Tommy Golden – 1,838 (15%)
Alderman Ward 3, Position 2
Dan Runge – 1,413 (11%)
Teresa Moore Powers – 3,509 (29%)
Jeff Watson – 5,609 (45%)
Christopher Pryor – 1,971 (16%)
Alderman Ward 4, Position 2
Kathy Jaycox – 7,308 (58%)
Mitch Miller – 5,237 (42%)
Tontitown (unofficial)
Alderman Ward 1, Position 1
Jack Beckford – 445 (42%)
Sunny Hinshaw – 614 (58%)
Alderman Ward 2, Position 1
Arthur Penzo – 506 (47%)
Bobby Pianalto – 563 (53%)
Alderman Ward 2, Position 2
James W. Larson – 420 (40%)
Clint Penzo – 621 (60%)
Alderman Ward 3, Position 1
Joey Pianalto – 565 (51%)
John Duggar – 553 (49%)
Alderman Ward 3, Position 2
Rhonda Doudna – 428 (40%)
Mike Zulpo – 650 (60%)
City of Tontitown Water and Sewer
For – 854 (78%)
Against – 242 (22%)
West Fork (unofficial)
City Clerk
Marsha Hungate -566 (65%)
Lillian Winkler – 304 (35%)
Alderman Ward 1, Position 1
Sarah Setzer – 429 (50.47%)
Rodney Drymon – 421 (49.53%)
Alderman Ward 2, Position 1
Misty C. Caudle – 304 (36%)
Fred Robinson – 209 (25%)
Bill Sergeant -336 (40%)
Alderman Ward 3, Position 1
Shane Donahue – 475 (56%)
Susan Cooney – 372 (44%)
Alderman Ward 4, Position 1
Robert A. Staats – 313 (372%)
Michael Nelson -528 (632%)
Petition to dissolve the Waterworks and Sewer Commission
For – 575 (63%)
Against – 333 (37%)
Prairie Grove (unofficial)
Four-year terms for aldermen
For – 1,269 (78%)
Against – 355 (22%)
Alcohol/liquor sales (unofficial)
Springdale – Sunday liquor sales
For – 7,892 (52%)
Against – 7,307 (48%)
Tontitown – Sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption
For – 760 (66%)
Against – 399 (34%)
Tontitown – Sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption
For – 677 (59%)
Against – 479 (41%)
Other races (unofficial, Wash. Co. only)
President
Gary Johnson (Libertarian) – 1,642 (2%)
Peta Lindsay, (Socialism/Liberation) – 67 (.1%)
Jill Stein (Green) – 816 (1%)
Barack Obama (Democrat) – 28,136 (40%)
Mitt Romney (Republican) – 39,570 (56%)
* Overall, President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday
US Congress District 3
Rebekah Kennedy (Green) – 15,059 (23%)
Congressman Steve Wommack (Republican) – 45,802 (69%)
David Pangrac (Libertarian) – 5,834 (9%)
Thanks Flyer! The only accessible source for results I’ve found.
Election Commission and Secretary Of State also post election results. Thanks to the Fayetteville Flyer for reporting the data in a readable, easy-to-find manner. Like @jso I am also grateful to the Flyer for the presentation of election results.
Just so you know for next time, 2 other spots to watch closely for local election results are the OFFICIAL reporting websites of (1) the Arkansas Secretary Of State, and (2) the Washington County Election Commission. These sites are updated frequently during vote-counting.
First, find “Arkansas Secretary Of State” website, click Election Results, click By County and select Washington County if you want to zoom in on our results, or zoom out to view statewide, or other counties:
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Washington/42916/110686/en/summary.html
Next – If you seach for Washington County Arkansas website, then click Election Commission, results are posted there:
http://www.co.washington.ar.us/index.aspx?page=469
Im confused…..huffington post says we did not pass number 5. But you guys say we did…..? Did it pass? Or not?
Jeff is correct. The above numbers are just for our county. If it were up to Washington County, it would’ve passed.
Got it. Duh. Sorry. Can you explain the rules of why Petty is in a run off? In a three party race, does one have to win by a percentage?
@BW, that’s right. In Arkansas, candidates have to get 50+% to win the election. Less than that, and you get a runoff between the top two.
Can I count on you to go to the polls once more for me on 11/27?
Matt,
You work hard for us and we’ll turn out to vote for you in the runoff, you can count on it.
Next time you’re in a three-way race, even if it’s with a couple of non-serious contendors, please campaign just a little bit harder – this probably could have been avoided.
These results are just for Washington County.
Beer on Sunday is good.
What’s up with incumbent county officials having their titles on the ballot? I know it’s always been this way, it just seems unfair.
Any incumbent can have their title on the ballot, they just have to include it in the “Name as it will appear on the ballot” field on the ballot petition. I didn’t know that until I saw the sample ballots come out.
Interesting that Obama did so poorly compared to Issue 5 in Washington County.
The way I read this, a majority of Ward 2 preferred a candidate other than Petty. That’s gotta sting.
That’s funny. That thought didn’t even cross my mind. I just read it as a majority of ward 2 must be very, very uninformed.
@ArkInvestor – Nah. My daughter was born at the end of August so I didn’t have much time to campaign. In fact, the only campaigning I did was to put out some yard signs and message people online when she would nap. Plus, I made some amateur errors, like not putting my title on the ballot in front of my name (that counts for at least a hundred votes in a local election, easy). Like bodark said above, campaigning more would be worth several additional points.
When a municipal candidate garners at least 40% of the vote in a race with three or more candidates and that is at least 20% more than the second place candidate, there is no runoff. Alderman Petty won last night without runoff, assuming the final numbers are as currently reported. Petty received 48.43%, Fire Cat received 27.34% (second place). Since Petty received over 40% and was 21% more than second place, he was elected.
jbklawyer is correct. According to City Attorney Kit Williams, this is a recent change in state law. Considering there is no change to the 20 percent margin, there will be no runoff in Ward 2.
woohoo!
@jbklawyer – You’re right! I checked the Arkansas code on LexisNexis. This is the section for anyone else who wants to look it up: A.C.A. ยง 7-5-106 (a)(2). Thanks for the tip.
Congrats Matt! At least you won’t have to do run off campaign time.
That’s great news then and I hope it stands. We need a serious representative for Ward 2. Anyone can take that however they want to. Mr. Petty, if you retain your seat, I hope you will give the depressed northern parts of Ward 2 more than an occasional glance. It’s not all Downtown/Dickson.
@Orlando – Thank you, and absolutely. Midtown is a big priority for me. Right now, the only walkable area in all of Northwest Arkansas is downtown Fayetteville. That’s not right and other neighborhoods deserve better.
Congrats, dude. I’m not in your ward, but I can tell you’re well-informed and passionate about what you do. Best of luck to your next term.
thanks for posting flyer. good info.
Wooo go Obama! And wooo go Washington County for approving 5 even though it didn’t pass overall. There is hope for Arkansas yet.
Thank you flyer for paying attention to details. I wanted to know when the ward 4 runoff would be and couldn’t find it in the Gazette (Gazette also has numbers backwards on the Highway tax – that is helpful.) But here on the Flyer is the information I need.
what about issues 3 and 4? The casino stuff?
The proposed casino amendments had previously been invalidated by the Ark. Supreme Court.
More accurately, the Nancy Todd initiative was struck by the Supreme Court, the other didn’t get past the Secretary of State.
Issue 3 & 4 were unconstitutional according to the wording on the ballot. They did not have time to remove it from the ballot once this was brought up. Your vote either for or against doesn’t count. It will probably be up for a vote again sometime in the future.
Looks like we (Fayetteville) need to get an inititiative on the ballot rather quickly to allow for Sunday liquor sales!
We should try and keep as much sales tax revenue in the ‘ville as possible.
“Mulkva”?
Totally agree. I was jealous of those cities that got to vote on that last night. Really kind of an embarassing law.
Evangelists will tell you that Sunday liquor sales are not necessary because Our Savior had enough sense to buy his Sabbath hooch the day before– or make it Himself. Far be it from Fayetteville to further sully its reputation for piety and propriety by pursuing Mammon in such a crass manner.
I was wondering about the difference between the way Fayetteville votes for city council members compared to other cities in our area? Why can we only vote for members from our own ward rather than all members? Just want to know the reasoning behind it.
The comments on various articles from residents of Ward 4 are one clue. Different parts of Fayetteville have different concerns. It would not serve the interests of one part of town to have its representation controlled by everybody else in town.
Coody posted on here all the time in the run-up to the election, but I haven’t heard a word from him since the vote. What’s up, Dan?
I’m hoping that the snark might take a rest for a while on here. I love the work that FF does and the commentary here from everybody, but touchdown dances are not very interesting or productive.
Jordan ran a good race and is a good man. I’m excited to see what he and the new council can accomplish.
Agreed. I supported Jordan, but this comment is in very poor taste. The only thing worse than a poor loser is a poor winner. Luckily Jordan is a gracious winner, despite of some of his supporters.
Poor taste? I thought it was poor taste to hijack the FF site to campaign on. Were you equally put off by that? Just sayin’ that there was an awful lot of prattle before the election, but nothing now. To me, that confirms that he was just a user. If he was truly interested in using FF as a forum to share ideas, then he would have come on here and been magnanimous about the result, pledge to pick up and continue working for the community, etc. Instead… silence. Total silence.
What would motivate Coody to continue campaigning here after the election? I don’t think he ever claimed he was doing anything other than complaining. There’s nothing wrong with “using” a forum to campaign. And why would he come here two days after the election when he knows there a bunch of jagweeds waiting to point out (falsely) that the election proved him wrong about everything he’s ever said or done? You are being a very ungracious “winner”.
shoot, that should read “campaigning” instead of “complaining”… f’n autocorrect…
I was interested to see that Mr. Coody undertook to communicate through the Flyer site, though I was disappointed that he left so many questions unanswered. As for words from him subsequent to the vote, I hope he will deign to have more of a public presence than he had during Mr. Jordan’s first term. If he is as passionate and knowledgeable– and newly mellow– as he says he is, then he should be in the avant-garde of the participating contingent of the citizenry.
Well, I was just kinda poking the beehive, really. So, guilty as charged.