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April 2025 Municipal Election Candidate List: At the close of the candidate filing period on December 31st, the following individuals had filed for elected offices with the City of Lake Ozark: Mayor – David Ridgely, Johnnie FranzeskosAlderman, Ward I –  David Miller, Sherry JacksonAlderman, Ward II – Krista Watts, David J. GreggAlderman, Ward III – Drake Schmid, Carol Denecke-Denny Candidates are listed in filing order. These positions will be included on the ballot for the April 8th, 2025 municipal election.

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Posted on , by dan

Write-in Newberry to be new mayor

 
 Wednesday morning update, as promised:

In unofficial totals with 100 percent of precincts reporting, write-in candidate Dennis Newberry is the new mayor of Lake Ozark.

He won with 241 votes to 107 for incumbent Gerry Murawski and 99 for former mayor Johnnie Franzeskos. Newberry received 229 votes in Miller County and 12 in Camden County; Murawski received 103 Miller County votes and 4 in Camden County; Franzeskos received 97 votes in Miller County and 2 in Camden County.

There were 447 votes cast for mayor.

Lake Ozark will also have two new aldermen.

Former alderman Dale Hicks defeated incumbent Larry Giampa 93-77 in Ward 2, and challenger Matthew Wright defeated incumbent Vernon Jaycox 56-34 in Ward 3.

Judy Neels, who was unopposed in Ward 1, received 127 votes.

All elected candidates will be sworn in at the April 13 regular board of aldermen meeting after the Camden and Miller counties clerks cavass and certify the vote totals. 

 

Term extensions

Both issues to extend aldermen terms and the term for mayor from two years to four years failed. 

The issue to extend the terms of aldermen was defeated 286 no votes to 172 yes votes.

The question of extending the term of mayor was defeated 279 to 17.

Click here for results by county: https://bit.ly/3uDHaS9.