Edmond Life and Leisure - December 19, 2024

Four candidates file seeking Mayor’s job

With the closing on Dec. 4 of the filing period for individuals interested in running for open positions on Edmond City Council, four candidates for Mayor will be on the ballot for the February 2025 election, while candidates for the positions representing Ward 3 and Ward 4 will run unopposed and officially be elected in uncontested races.

As reported by the Oklahoma County Election Board, the following people have filed and meet the requirements of the Edmond City Charter.

MAYOR

Tom Robins

Mark Nash

David Hornbeek

Leonard Scott

WARD 3

Preston Watterson

WARD 4

Phillip Fraim

Elections for Edmond City Council are non-partisan. To be eligible for office in Edmond, the City Charter requires the following criteria be met:

Legal citizen of the United States.

A minimum of 25 years of age.

A freeholder (landowner) and resident of at least one year prior to selection to serve.

A qualified voter of the City of Edmond and of the Ward in which the candidate is running, except for the Mayor seat, which is an at-large position representing the entire city.

Scott among hopefuls for mayor position

Edmond resident Leonard Scott has announced and filed to run for Edmond Mayor. He said he was running to ensure citizens of Edmond constitutional rights are restored and city government is once again a non political entity that is of, by and for the people.

Since only the Mayor position has more than two candidates, that race will appear on a primary election ballot on Tuesday, Feb. 11. 2025. The top two vote-getters in that race will advance to the general election for City Council on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Because only one candidate filed for positions on City Council representing Ward 3 and Ward 4, Watterson and Fraim will be elected to the respective seats uncontested and sworn in in May 2025.

City Council is a five-member body, including the Mayor, representing the four Wards that make up the City of Edmond. Ward representative council terms are four years, and the mayor serves a two-year term.

An updated map of the City of Edmond Council Wards can be found here: https://www.edmondok.gov/DocumentCenter/View/77 31/2024-NEW-WARD-MAP?bidId=.

To make sure you are registered to vote, please visit: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/vote r-registration/register-to-vote.html.