Penn wins again; Farmington voters reelect city’s longtime mayor

Ernie Penn, Farmington Mayor
Ernie Penn, Farmington Mayor

FARMINGTON — Ernie Penn was reelected Farmington mayor over Diane Bryant in Tuesday’s municipal runoff.

Complete but unofficial results from Tuesday:

Penn - 580 (64%)

Bryant - 331 (36%)

Penn, 68, has been mayor for 20 years. He served his first term from 1999 to 2002, then served four years on the City Council. He again took the mayor’s office in 2007 and has served the city a total of 24 years in elected office, he noted.

Farmington had an estimated population of 8,242 as of July 1, 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.



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