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LIVE: Forney City Council run-off election between Mary Penn and Jennifer Helms

12 June 2012
Politics
Written by  Mathew Richards
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LIVE: Forney City Council run-off election between Mary Penn and Jennifer Helms
Forney's first ever run-off election is between Council Member Mary Penn and candidate Jennifer Helms for Forney City Council Place 5.  Election day voting will end at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday night, June 12th, 2012.  The only polling location open for this runoff election was the Sub-Courthouse in Forney, but the ballots will still need to travel to the Kaufman County Courthouse where they will be counted.

The election in May for Forney City Council Place 5 also included Mark Ellis.  Jennifer Helms previously held the majority votes, but was unable to capture more than 50.1% of the votes.  Helms recieved 305 (46%) votes, Penn recieved 288 (43.44%) votes, and Ellis recieved 70 (10.56%) votes.  A month has passed since that election and, with several accusations thrown around in the 'blogosphere', this competition has become overheated. It will be interesting to see the voter turnout this time around.

**Live Update article, please refresh your browser often**
Precincts Reporting 1 of 1 as of 8:33 p.m.
Total number of voters 569 of 7,536 7.55%
Forney City Council Place 5
Candidate
 Early Votes Election Day
 Total Votes
Mary Penn* 211 - 62.24% 155 - 67.39% 366 - 64.32%
Jennifer Helms 128 - 37.76% 75 - 32.61%
203 - 35.68%
Total 339 - 100% 230 - 100%
569 - 100%
* Denotes incumbent
Last modified on Tuesday, 12 June 2012 21:39
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Mathew Richards is a multi-media journalist covering the latest and breaking news in Forney, Texas. Mathew has an IT background with videography and live video broadcasting experience.  Feel free to contact him with any comments or leads at the e-mail address provided below.

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5 comments

  • Comment Link Dave Flaishans
    Dave Flaishans Sunday, 17 June 2012 04:56
    Mary Penn may have ran an honest campaign but she for sure had others around her that did not.
  • Comment Link Lynzi Anderson
    Lynzi Anderson Friday, 15 June 2012 00:50
    No i disagree with you Lanita, my mom ran a very honest campaign. She is very honest and truthful person which makes her a great person to sit on the council. Apparently the voters agreed and kept her. I am so proud to call her my mom and I think she will continue to do an amazing job.
  • Comment Link Lanita Akers
    Lanita Akers Wednesday, 13 June 2012 07:04
    Too bad the 'winner' had to stoop to spreading untruths and rumors to get it done.
    Congratulations Jennifer for running an honest and clean race.
    What goes around comes around'............
  • Comment Link Lynzi Anderson
    Lynzi Anderson Wednesday, 13 June 2012 00:42
    CONGRATS TO MARY PENN!!!! A well deserved candidate can continue to serve Forney! Keep up the awesome work you do for the town of Forney!
  • Comment Link Chris
    Chris Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:47
    569 total votes?!? That's pathetic!
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