Ray Christman wins the Naples City Council special election

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A voting sticker presented to a constituent after casting a ballot. Photo via CBS News.
A voting sticker presented to a constituent after casting a ballot. Photo via CBS News.

Naples voters elect Ray Christman to the City Council in a special election Tuesday.

Four people were on the election ballot. Ray Christman, 69, won the election with over 50 percent, or 2,241 votes. Bill Moss finished in second, with nearly 34 percent, or 1,497 votes.

The two remaining candidates, Edward Blakenship and George Dondanville, would each have less than 10 percent of the vote, according to the elections website. There was a nearly 29 percent voter turnout of the 15,452 eligible voters in the seven precincts across Naples.

The results are preliminary as the Collier County canvassing board must certify the election. It is unlikely for the results to change.

Christman will take over the remainder of Linda Penniman’s term, which is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2022.

Penniman, a former Naples city councilwoman, resigned from the position in January after her husband was diagnosed with an illness.

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