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Robert Atkinson Wins Mayoral Election in Blades

BLADES, Del. (AP) - Voters in the town of Blades have elected a new mayor.

Voters elected Robert Atkinson to the post on Monday. Current Mayor Michael Smith did not seek re-election.
 
Atkinson got 52 votes to beat David Ruff, who got 36 votes, and John Reiss, who got 15 votes.
 
The town will swear-in Atkinson and Councilmen-elect Lee Benningfield and Russell Joseph at the town council meeting next week.
 

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.