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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1981
Page
20
A write-in campaign in Percy produced a mayoral winner Kenneth Jacoby 118 to 116 over Wendel Morris. Morris may seek a recount if canvass confirms the result under new local election rules.
John L. Gardner defeated William Ecker Jr. in a 353 to 231 write-in mayoral race to succeed retiring Floyd Landreth. Ward 2 elected William Rowan Jr. and Village Clerk Matella Tucker with 170 and 527 votes respectively, while Treasurer Helen Sanders won with 514. Ward 1 saw Everett Morgan beat Herman Walter 106 to 92. Ward 3 shifted as Jim Watkins defeated Michael Meisenheimer 90 to 68.
In Panola Illinois 11 residents defeated long time Mayor Cecil Johnson 11 to 10 on Election Day. The town of 21 registered voters witnessed a rare upset at the top ticket and locals recalled Panola's 1972 corn cob pile fire when firemen ran out of water.
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