Come January, Charles Cotterill will be the new mayor of Maysville.
With 44 percent voter turnout, Cotterill received 1,591 votes while incumbent David Cartmell received 1,329 votes.
Cotterill said there are several issues facing Maysville that he plans to focus on during his term, including job growth, dilapidated properties and trash cleanup.
“The number one problem facing Maysville is the lack of jobs,” he said. “If you can solve that problem, you can solve anything. That’s going to be my focus. We also need to work on tearing down the old, abandoned properties and cleaning up the trash on our streets.”
According to Cotterill, he is excited to begin his term.
“I’m excited and I’m humbled,” he said. “I appreciate all of the people who came out and voted for me. I want to send Maysville in another direction.”
Cartmell said he believes great strides have been made for the city during his time as mayor.
“We have all these new jobs and factories that we’ve just expanded,” he said. “Maysville is a great place and we’ve made great strides. I think voters acknowledge how hard I’ve worked and wanted to give me a vacation.”
According to Mason County Clerk Stephanie Schumacher, due to the large number of write-in candidates those votes will be counted on Wednesday. Vote totals for candidates whose names were on the ballot were reported Tuesday and they include Victor McKay 1,820, Kelly Ashley 1,238 and Jeff Brammer 1,078.
In the race for jailer, Democrat and incumbent Lisa Kern-Yeary won with 3,089 votes while Ryan Hull, Republican, received 2,582 votes.
In the race for County Commissioner District 2, Democrat Chris O’Hearn won with 2,853 votes while Republican Ray Walters received 2,686.
In the race for Mason County Board of Education District 3, Stephanie Gardner received 491 votes while Daniel Collins received 398 votes.
For Dover City Council, Judy Wood received 77 votes, Viola Snapp received 58 votes, Jamez Tyler Habermehl received 47 votes, Edward Sidell received 45 votes, Amanda Smith received 43 votes, Nelson E. Davis received 41 votes and Clarence R. Jefferson received 25 votes.
In other Mason County races, winners included:
Circuit Clerk — Democrat Kirk Tolle 4,129 votes.
PVA — Democrat Troy Cracraft 4,040 votes.
County Judge-Executive — Independent Joe Pfeffer 3,976 votes.
County Attorney — Democrat John Estill 4,097 votes.
County Clerk — Democrat Stephanie Schumacher 4,088votes.
Sheriff — Democrat Patrick Boggs 4,363 votes.
County Commissioner District 1 — Democrat Joe McKay 4,047 votes.
County Commissioner District 3 — Democrat Phil Day 3,844.
Coroner — Democrat David E. Lawrence 4,054 votes.
County Surveyor — Democrat R. David Hord 3,926 votes.
Justice of Peace District 2 — Democrat Seth Woods 1,432 votes.
Justice of Peace District 3 — Libertarian Trevor Applegate 836 votes.
Mason County Board of Education District 2 — Vicky G. Lowe 839 votes.
Mason County Board of Education District 5 — Melissa Grandison Simmons 597 votes.
Germantown Mayor — Dwayne Sharp 26 votes.
Germantown City Commission — Aaron Berry 18 votes and Shawn Hardin 17 votes.
Dover Mayor — Bruce A. Eder 68 votes.
Sardis Mayor — Steven Tuel 11 votes.
Sardis City Commission — Chasity Clifford 10 votes, Jerry Cracraft 9 votes, Raymond Dodson 8 votes and James Burton 7 votes.
Soil and Conservation District Supervisors — Janice Barnett-Gifford 2,830 and Colton Bennett 1,986.
Constable District 2 — Barton Wilber 1,532 votes.
