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After two vacancies in one year, nearly a dozen new and former candidates applied for the Norman City Council’s interim Ward 2 seat.  The Ward 2 carousel began after the sudden death of former Ward 2 councilmember David Perry last August. The seat was filled by a city council appointee and former Ward 2 councilmember, Joe Carter, who did not seek permanent election in the February 2021 election.  OU Russian Professor Matt McGarry won the February election with 51.34 percent of the vote, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board. McGarry resigned the following month to accept a...

Apr 8, 2021 Editor's note: this story has been updated to reflect that Ward 5 Michael Nash voted no to appoint Joe Carter to Ward 2 in October 2020. Mayor Breea Clark has decided against calling a special election for the Ward 2 vacancy, she told The Transcript Thursday. The seat is empty after newly-elected Matt McGarry resigned weeks after the Feb. 2021 election to accept a position at an Ivy League institution, The Transcript reported. Available dates for a special election are in September or November, with the regularly scheduled election just around the corner in Feb. 2022. Clark said t...

Norman City Council races: See live results for all wards By Emma Keith and Reese Gorman | Transcript Staff Writers Feb 9, 2021 Feb 9, 2021 Debra Cox casts her vote in Ward 2 during the Norman municipal election Feb. 9 at Calvary Chapel of Norman. Kyle Phillips The Transcript All election results are in in Norman's five City Council races Tuesday — read on to see how each ward voted. All results below are sourced from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Ward 1 With all precincts reporting, Brandi Studley has won the Ward 1 seat with 51.70% of the vote and 546 total...

Norman's City Council election results were finalized around 8 p.m. Tuesday, leaving one race to be decided in a runoff and one incumbent unseated by a Unite Norman endorsed challenger.

Feb 9, 2021 Voters enter their polling place Tuesday to vote in the Norman municipal election. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript Matt McGarry has won the Ward 2 City Council seat, beating out two opponents Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board's site show that with all precincts reporting, Matt McGarry received 51.32% of the vote, Jay Wendorff received 42.27% of the vote, and John Argo received 5.24%.  Edward McGuire filed for the seat and appeared on the ballot, but dropped out of the race. McGuire received 29 total votes.  ...