Grambling’s Election Winners Find 2nd Wind

Mayoral Incumbent Martha Andrus Loses, Edward Jones & Robert Wiley Set For Showdown

According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Unofficial Election Results for Election Date: 10/2/2010, from a field of 7 candidates in the Grambling mayoral election, voters sent a message for change as the incumbent Mayor Martha Andrus lost her bid for re-election with just 14% of the vote.

Council Member and Mayor Pro Temp Edward Jones and Robert Wiley remain standing in the bid to become Grambling’s next mayor.  Out of 694 votes, Ed Jones received 256 votes compared to 155 for newcomer Robert Wiley.

Robert Wiley eliminated Council Member Alvin Bradley’s bid to become mayor by just 22 votes and is set to face off with Edward Jones in the upcoming run-off election on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010.

The Changing Face Of Grambling’s Council

The relatively few voters who did vote in the October 2nd, 2010 election also made a definitive statement about changes desired in Grambling’s Council.  Receiving just 3% of the vote Council Member Toby Bryan lost his bid for re-election, leaving just 2 of the current Council Members up as possibles for re-election.

In the order of most votes received these top 10 Council Member candidates are also set to face off in the upcoming November 2nd run-off election:

Yanise N. Days, Birdex Copeland, Jr., Council Member Roy L. Jackson, Cullen Jackson, Cathy Holmes, Nettie Goree, Shirley Wesley, Council Member Roosevelt Bryant Jr., Carl McCarter, and Flynn A. Ludley.

Mathematically speaking with over 3,000 voters registered in Grambling it’s still anybody’s race  in both the bid for Mayor and Council.

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Election 2010: Gloves Come Off In Grambling!

The Fight For Change Is ON!

Other than for the election of America’s first Black president two years ago, the upcoming election in Grambling, Louisiana is one of the most important events this city has seen in decades, and many of Grambling’s citizens have stepped up to the plate to initiate real change.

An unprecedented number of 24 candidates are contending for a total of just 6 elected official positions. Seven candidates including the incumbent Martha Andrus seek to be mayor while 17 candidates scramble for 5 Grambling council seats.

Two current Grambling Council Members Alvin Bradley and Mayor Pro Temp Edward Jones are among the 6 candidates bidding to replace the mayor while Roy Jackson, Toby Bryan and Roosevelt Bryant all seek to be re-elected as Grambling Council Members.

The remaining four candidates running for mayor in Grambling are: Gary Dupree, Stephric “Step” Garrett, Robert C. Wiley and John “Porky” Williams.

The 14 new candidates seeking to replace the Grambling Council are: Shirley Wesley, Lugene Smith Sr., Charles H. Owens III, Ervin McIntyre, Carl McCarter, Flynn A. Ludley, Michael L. Jiles, Cullen Jackson, Cathy Holmes, George M. Hamlin, Nettie Goree, Elaine DeBerry, Yanise N. Days, and Birdex Copeland Jr.

Grambling Election Alters Future Council

The current election itself has already guaranteed a change in the current Grambling Council because 2 of them are running for mayor.  While many scenarios are possible, bare minimum both seats occupied by Jones and Bradley will be replaced this upcoming October 2nd, 2010.

With 14 new candidates vying for the Grambling Council and 6 new candidates seeking to replace the mayor, it’s quite evident there is much discontent regarding Grambling’s current leadership.  Many citizens of Grambling have become disgruntled and are demanding immediate and thorough change in the City of Grambling.

In the neighboring municipalities of Simsboro to the immediate west of Grambling and Ruston to the east, the incumbent mayor has just two contenders, there are no challenges to replace any of the 5 incumbent Ruston City Council Members, the Simsboro mayor has one contender and there are only 4 candidates seeking to fill 3 Simsboro council seats.

With so many candidates seeking to be elected in Grambling, it’s bound to be a dramatic election.   Previous articles by The Fount related to some of the previous and ongoing problems in the City of Grambling this year can be found in the CATEGORIES section located to the far right of this web page and in the Archives section at the far bottom.

Please refer to our Candidate Profiles page to view an online appeal of various candidates who wish to bring a special message of their own to each voter here at The Fount.

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The new 12 candidates seeking to replace the Grambling council are: Shirley Wesley, Lugene Smith Sr., Charles H. Owens III, Ervin McIntyre, Carl McCarter, Flynn A. Ludley, Michael L. Jiles, Cullen Jackson, Cathy Holmes, George M. Hamlin, Nettie Goree, Elaine DeBerry, Yanise N. Days, and Birdex Copeland Jr.