Election 2015: New Hiram Mayor's 7-Vote Win is Official

Teresa Philyaw’s seven-vote win in the Hiram mayoral election has been certified, the city said.

Philyaw beat incumbent Doris Devey 142 votes to 135 after Tuesday’s general election, with election-day voting putting the mayor-elect over the top.

According to official results released by the city, Philyaw drew a 93-69 advantage in votes at the polls. Devey had garnered more votes in absentee, advanced and provisional voting (66 to Philyaw’s 49).

Philyaw will begin the term on Jan. 1.

In other certified results:

• City Council Post 1: Frank Moran beat incumbent Pep “Prather” Rollins 166 to 107. Moran begins his term on Jan. 1.
• City Council Post 2: Incumbent Kathy Bookout (131 votes) beat two challengers, Billy Grant (95) and Terrance White (52). She will continue to serve as Post 2 councilperson.
• City Council Post 3: Jeff Cole (194 votes) beat Jerry Duncan (81). Cole will be sworn in on Nov. 10, and will serve the unexpired term of two years in this post position.

Voter turnout in Hiram was 16.49 percent (284 of 1,722 registered voters).

City of Hiram Official and Complete Election 2015 Summary Report