Vera Elwood wins race for Columbia City Council Second Ward seat

COLUMBIA — Vera Elwood has won the open seat on Columbia City Council.

Elwood beat out Ken Rice for the open Second Ward seat in a special election Tuesday. Lisa Meyer last held the seat before she resigned in May following a health diagnosis.

Elwood is a disability advocate, works for the LGBTQ+ community center The Center Project, is the chair of Columbia's Disability Commission, and is the former librarian for the University of Missouri Journalism Library.

"This has been incredible," Elwood told KOMU 8 in a live interview after her win. "I am overwhelmed, I am blown away, I am still in a little bit of shock, I think with how incredible the voter turnout was."


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