Mason and Weidner Advance To Racine Mayoral Runoff

RACINE, WI — In the end it was Cory and Sandy.

State Rep. Cory Mason and City Alderman Sandy Weidner have advanced to the Oct. 17 mayoral special election out of a crowded field of six candidates vying to become Racine's next mayor following the departure of former mayor John Dickert.

Unoffical election results recorded by the City of Racine on election night with 36 of 36 wards reporting, showed Mason collect 2,893 votes to Weidner's 2,496 votes. Pastor Melvin Hargrove finished with the third-most votes at 1,689 votes.

Mason hugged his children and kissed his wife, Municipal Judge Rebecca Mason, at the campaign's election-night gathering at the Branch coffee shop in Uptown.

"When we think about us have a community where people want to raise their families, that's for Racine and that's what this campaign is all about. It's not about one person that might be mayor, it's about what kind of changes we want to see in our community, what kind of future we want," Mason said Tuesday night. "The same kind of future that we looked forward to when we were kids - that's the same kind of future I want for our kids and everyone else's kids. That's what this campaign is about and that's what this fight is about."

Unofficial Election Night Results via City of Racine:

x Cory Mason 2,893
x Sandy Weidner 2,496
Melvin Hargrove 1,689
Wally Rendon 231
Fabi Maldonado 180
Austin Rodriguez 21

x - advances to general election

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