By Anna Skinner
Westfield residents and council members gathered in the evening at the Bridgewater Club to await results of the May 5 Municipal Primary Election.
As of 9:14 p.m., it was official. Mayor Andy Cook won with 2,901 votes, more than 60 percent of the vote and 1,053 more votes than opponent Jeff Harpe.
Cook thanked the Westfield community and all the other councilors present at the celebration which included Bob Horkay, Jim Ake, Steve Hoover, Chuck Lehman and Bob Smith.
“We’re going to work very hard over the next four years to sustain where we are going. With our council we are on the right track,” Cook said.
Cook invited his family to join him while he spoke. He also offered an apology on behalf of the negativity involved in the opposition through the duration of the elections.
All incumbents will return to their seats on the city council except for Bob Smith, who was defeated by Joe Edwards, who received 97 more votes than Smith.
The closest race occurred in District 5, where Bob Horkay kept his seat by only 36 votes over Brian Ferguson.
Full results are as follows:
Mayor
A. Cook—60.96% (2901 votes)
J. Harpe—39.04% (1858 votes)
City Council At-Large
C. Spoljaric—31.44% (2755 votes)
J. Ake—29.28% (2566 votes)
R. Thomas—15.86% (1390 votes)
T. Smith—15.31% (1342 votes)
B. Jones—8.11% (711 votes)
City Council District 2
S. Hoover—58.19% (494 votes)
B. Beaudry—41.81% (355 votes)
City Council District 3
J. Edwards—57.94% (354 votes)
B. Smith—42.06% (257 votes)
City Council District 4
C. Lehman—53.68% (555 votes)
D. McKinney—32.11% (332 votes)
B. Smith—14.22% (147 votes)
City Council District 5
B. Horkay—51.81% (514 votes)
B. Ferguson—48.19% (478 votes)
