I'm guessing the internet version of the newspaper comes out a day after it was in ink.
http://www.news-press.com/article/20.../1085/NEWS0110
Fort Myers council, mayor hopefuls certified
Eleven candidates on Fort Myers ballot
by gabriella souza •
gsouza@news-press.com • July 11, 2009
Eleven candidates for three city council positions and mayor of Fort Myers were certified Friday, the kickoff for two months of campaigning before September's primary election.
The candidates promised to run clean and positive campaigns as they got up to introduce themselves and their families.
Councilman Warren Wright, who said Friday that he will not seek re-election in Ward 1, told the candidates how special he felt when he was sworn in.
"That moment for me filled me with awe and I would hope these candidates would feel the same," Wright said.
The Sept. 15 primary election will be held for the mayoral and Ward 1 races because both have more than three candidates.
If one person wins a majority in those races, he or she will win and the race does not need to continue to the Nov. 3 general election when the Ward 3 and 5 races will be decided.
The candidates and their races are:
Mayor
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Derrell Gardner: sits on the city's planning board; local contractor- Randy Henderson: current Ward 5 councilman; vice president, Corbin Henderson Company
- Jenna Persons: Fort Myers attorney
Ward 1
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