McClusky wins election for mayor

Ward 3 City Council Representative Patrick McClusky will be the new mayor of Homewood. 

Out of 4,826 total votes, McClusky received 2,727 votes (57%) at the Oct. 6 runoff election. His opponent, Chris Lane, received 2,099 votes (43%).

McClusky said he wasn’t sure how the election would turn out. Runoff elections typically don’t have as much participation, he said — however, the Oct. 6 election had about as many voters as the Aug. 25 election. 

“The people of Homewood just showed up,” he said. “I’m humbled by their decision, and I’m excited. I’m ready to get to work.”

Lane said he’s “not missing a beat” and will continue attending all City Council meetings and committee meetings. 

“I hope the best for Patrick,” Lane said. “I hope he follows my platform, because he ran on a lot of my platform. I think he will do very well for the city.”

Two City Council seats were also on the ballot. Andrew Wolverton won re-election in Ward 2 with 487 votes out of 919. Nick Sims will be a newcomer on the council in Ward 3 — he received 649 votes out of 1,205.