Meyer retains council seat

Melina Meyer was reelected to her seat on the Cordova City Council in the Tuesday, March 2 Cordova General Election.

Meyer, who is also vice mayor, defeated Karen Deaton Perry, owner of Kayak Cafe, for council seat D. Meyer received 405 votes and Deaton Perry received 231 votes.

A total 666 ballots were counted on the evening of Tuesday, March 2, including 358 ballots cast at the Cordova Center polling station on election day, 232 ballots cast early at the polling station, 44 special needs ballots and 32 absentee mail-in ballots. Up to 15 mail-in ballots may still be counted if postmarked by March 2 and received by March 16. Additionally, five ballots of uncertain validity must be checked with the Alaska Division of Elections.

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