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Williams, Alvarado Separated by a Single Vote
Carol Gillespie has defeated incumbent City Commissioner Danny Krueger in the race for Seat 4. In an unofficial tally of all votes, Gillespie collected 1,325 votes to Kruegers' 983, or a winning total of 57.41 percent.,
In the second race for Seat 2, Daniel Williams collected an unofficial total of 939 votes, to Alvarado's 938 votes. The results are certain to trigger an automatic recount. A third candidate in the race, Crystal Higbee, won 347 votes, of 15.6%. There is no provision for a runoff in Lake Wales elections.
The News reached out to the two candidates for comment. Daniel Williams has not responded to a message left on his personal phone. Alvarado declined to comment on the results or next steps other than to say "I'm very proud of my team."
By early afternoon 237 ballots had been cast at Lake Wales City Hall and another 203 at Lake Ashton, where three northern precincts are assigned. Votes cast in person favored the incumbents. There were 1,141 votes cast by mail in advance of the in-person voting. Those votes apparently favored the challengers.
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