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RandySF

(73,505 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 05:05 AM Apr 9

Newcomers defeat incumbents in City of Alachua elections

Two new faces will soon frequent Alachua’s City Hall.

Walter Welch and Jacob Fletcher beat incumbent Mayor Gib Coerper and Vice Mayor Ed Potts, respectively, in Tuesday’s election.

Their victories are the latest in a series of changes to the city’s personnel, spurred on by a rapid period of local development.

Welch won by a margin of just 21 votes, ending Coerper’s nearly 15-year tenure as mayor.

https://www.wuft.org/politics/florida-votes/2025-04-09/newcomers-defeat-incumbents-in-city-of-alachua-elections

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... “We chatted this morning about things we had that were common interests,” Potts said, confident that they “would be advanced regardless of who won.”

“The two incumbents we defeated are great men,” Fletcher said. “They have a long history of service, community involvement and philanthropy in Alachua. I have no doubt that they'll continue to make meaningful contributions to our community.”

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