Wells wins in a rout; other questions remain

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November 6, 2019 - 10:07 AM

While the vote suggested otherwise, Iola Mayor Jon Wells insisted Tuesday his decisive re-election bid was anything but easy.

“It looks easy at the end,” he said, “but we fought hard.”

Wells counted the number of public events he attended in recent weeks and months as part of his re-election bid, and a vigorous “get out the vote” campaign as key elements to his strong showing.

“I do want to thank everyone for putting their faith back in me.”

Wells has emphasized rebuilding Iola’s infrastructure as one of his focal points as mayor.

“We’ve got some decisions to make,” he said. “We’re going to move forward.”

In Tuesday’s vote, Wells brought in a whopping 67 percent of the vote in the three-way mayoral race with City Councilman Ron Ballard and Larry Walden. Wells received 578 votes, compared to Ballard’s 163 and Walden’s 125.

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