Matt Wray Still Mayor of Hopkins

On April 8th, people wrote in Doug Chesnut's name for the Mayor's position in Hopkins. Incumbent Mayor Matt Wray had only 14 votes, with 36 write-in votes cast. However, Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton told the Express Monday that since Chesnut had not filed as a write-in candidate for the position, Wray was still the mayor because Chesnut's votes did not count. In the same election, Roberta Boyd filed as a write-in candidate for the open city council seat. Patton said that had she won, Boyd would have been seated since she had filed the paperwork with the Clerk's office. Bryson Allen won with 42 votes cast. Shadoe Miller had 19 votes and Boyd 18 write-in votes.