The Lafayette County Circuit Clerk’s Office has officially declared Mary Martha Crowe the winner of Oxford’s Alderman-At-Large Special Election. Circuit Clerk Jeff Busby was required by law to wait five days after election day to declare the winner, due to outstanding absentee ballots in the mail.
The special election took place on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, to elect a new Alderman-At-Large in Oxford. The seat was vacated in December after former Alderman-At-Large John Morgan was elected Lafayette County Supervisor of District 2.
Three candidates qualified for the special election, Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Chairman Jason Plunk, owner of Bullseye 95.5 FM, Alpha Transport, and Hotty Toddy Wedding Cars, Oxford realtor and appraiser Brad Feltenstein, owner of Appraisers Associated of Oxford, Inc. and Feltenstein Realty Group, and Mary Martha Crowe, Assistant Principal at Della Davidson Elementary School.
The official and final results showed Crowe received 1,154 votes, Feltenstein received 434 votes, and Plunk received 160 votes. Oxford had a total of 14,587 registered voters eligible to vote in the special election but only 1,748 votes were cast, which means only 12% of voters participated in the election.
Mary Martha Crowe will be sworn in February 20, 2024 at the next City of Oxford Board of Aldermen meeting.
