Changes

In his bid to reclaim the mayoral office, Mayo described himself as "the hunter" with Ellis as "the huntee," the reverse situation from  2020. Mayo said that Ellis' record is "not very good, especially as it relates to crime and economic development, because there hasn't been any announcement, whatsoever, about anybody [any business] coming, and one of the reasons is because of the ills that we have in the community that need to be addressed − education and the violent crime rate."<ref name=candidatesqualify/>

In his bid to reclaim the mayoral office, Mayo described himself as "the hunter" with Ellis as "the huntee," the reverse situation from  2020. Mayo said that Ellis' record is "not very good, especially as it relates to crime and economic development, because there hasn't been any announcement, whatsoever, about anybody [any business] coming, and one of the reasons is because of the ills that we have in the community that need to be addressed − education and the violent crime rate."<ref name=candidatesqualify/>

On March 23, 2024, Ellis scored a second term as he handily defeated Mayo in their rematch. Ellis received 6,636 votes (64 percent) to Mayo's 3,162 (30 percent); the remaining 6 percent of the ballots was held by Ward-Cooper.

On March 23, 2024, Ellis scored a second term as he handily defeated Mayo in their rematch. Ellis received 6,636 votes (64 percent) to Mayo's 3,162 (30 percent); the remaining 6 percent of the ballots was held by Ward-Cooper. Voter turnout was 33.9 percent.

==See also==

==See also==