Indianola incumbent Mayor Steve Rosenthal has retained his seat for a third term.
Rosenthal, who has won the last two mayoral elections in the city, finished the night with 1,203 votes to Independent candidate Jimmy Smith’s 398 votes, counting absentees.
These numbers did not reflect affidavits nor curbside votes.
Rosenthal said after the votes were tallied that he plans to pursue a large street overhaul project in the next four years, among other endeavors such as bringing new businesses to the city and promoting economic development.
The longtime mayor failed to secure enough votes in the first primary election to claim the Democratic nomination, but he later defeated challenger Vivian Jenkins in the Oct. 31 runoff.
Rosenthal was also opposed by Mario Robinson in the first primary election.
Jimmy Smith, a native of Sunflower County and a veteran businessman, announced his candidacy for mayor on the Independent ticket earlier this fall.
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Meanwhile, the aldermen elections were almost sewn up during the first primary.
Here’s how voting stacked up in each ward on Tuesday. These do not reflect absentee votes.
Ward 1
Steve Rosenthal – 330
Jimmy Smith – 44
Write-Ins – 5
Aldermen
Gary Fratesi – 347
Write-Ins – 1
Ward 2
Steve Rosenthal – 384
Jimmy Smith – 42
Write-Ins 3
Aldermen
Darrel W. Simpson – 379
Write-Ins – 4
Ward 3
Steve Rosenthal – 138
Jimmy Smith – 111
Write-Ins – 0
Aldermen
Ruben Woods – 211
Write-Ins – 0
Ward 4
Steve Rosenthal – 126
Jimmy Smith – 93
Write-Ins – 1
Aldermen
Marvin Elder – 190
Write-In – 1
Ward 5
Steve Rosenthal – 130
Jimmy Smith – 90
Write-Ins – 1
Aldermen
Sam Brock Jr. – 204
Write-Ins 1
None of the results include affidavits nor curbside votes.
