ROGERS -- Mandy Brashear won a spot on the City Council after winning more votes than three other candidates Tuesday.
Brashear ran for the Ward 1, Position 1 seat on the council. Ward 1 is in the northeast part of the city and includes downtown. Council members serve a four-year term and earn an annual salary of $9,511.
Also running were Shawn Wright, Clinton Hopper and Rick Stocker.
Buddy Wright, Shawn Wright's father, has served in the Ward 1, Position 1 seat since 2002. He did not seek re-election.
A candidate in a municipal election with more than two challengers can win outright with a majority, which is 50 percent plus one vote, or get 40 percent of the vote and be ahead of the second-closest candidate by 20 percent.
The complete but unofficial vote totals were:
• Brashear: 6,519 (47%)
• Wright: 2,855 (21%)
• Hopper: 2,253 (16%).
• Stocker: 2,152 (16%)
Brashear, 37, moved to Rogers from Joplin, Mo., in 2006 and has said she can represent people who are moving to Rogers from other areas. Investing in infrastructure such as roads and sewer lines is her priority given the city's growing population.
She works in human resources at Walmart Inc.
Wright, 40, is a lifelong Rogers resident and a home maker.
Stocker, 65, has lived in Rogers for 55 years. He worked for the city for a cumulative of 25 years and retired in 2016 as the parks and recreation director.
Hopper, 39, is a lifelong Rogers resident. He works in information technology at Crafton Tull.
Politics on 11/07/2018