Ron Anders, Jr. re-elected as mayor in Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (WAKA) – Voters in Auburn headed to the polls Tuesday to re-elect Mayor Ron Anders, Jr. and members of the city council.
Anders was re-elected after receiving 4,174 votes against his opponent, Robert Wilkins, who received 1,209.
Anders was first elected mayor in 2018. Before that, he served for six years as a member of the city council in Ward 2.
In the city council races, Sonny Moreman will serve another term in Ward 5 after receiving 431 votes while Toshiro Jackson garnered 147 and Michael Menese received 98.
And in Ward 8, Tommy Dawson will also serve another term. Dawson received 403 votes while Augustus Ayers received 258.
There will be new face on the council though. Kirsten Milenkovitch will now represent Ward 2 after current city councilman Kelley Griswold chose not to seek re-election.
Milenkovitch, along with Ward 1 Councilwoman Connie Taylor, Ward 3 Councilwoman Beth Witten, Ward 4 Councilman Tyler Adams, Ward 6 Councilman Bob Parsons, and Ward 7 Councilman Max Coblentz all ran unopposed.
The new term will start on November 2.
