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Longview council certifies District 5 election, names Jody Berryhill the winner
Summary
At a May 14 special meeting, the Longview City Council approved a resolution declaring the May 3 District 5 election results, showing Jody Berryhill with 427 votes to Michelle Gamboa’s 417; the council noted turnout and scheduled seating at the next meeting.
The Longview City Council on May 14 approved a resolution declaring the results of the May 3 District 5 election and confirmed Jody Berryhill as the apparent winner.
City Secretary Angie Shepherd presented the official results to the council, saying, "We do have the official results from the 05/03/2025 district '5 election, and they are as follows. Michelle Gamboa with 417 votes, which is 49.41%. Jody Berryhill had 427, which is 50.59. We do have just I'll note this, that there are 8,723 registered voters in District 5." Shepherd also reported that 844 votes were cast, a turnout of 9.66%.
After the results were read, a council member moved to approve a resolution declaring the election results; a second was given and the council approved the item by voice vote. The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally; the presiding official said, "All in favor, please say aye," and members responded in the affirmative. The council did not record individual votes in the transcript provided.
The council congratulated Jody Berryhill and noted that Berryhill and Sydney Allen are expected to join the council at its next regular meeting on May 22. No other actions related to the election were taken at the special meeting, which adjourned after the certification.
The certification formalizes the city secretary's tabulation and places the apparent winner on the agenda to be seated at the council's next meeting. The transcript does not indicate any challenge to the results, a requested recount, or a recorded roll-call vote.
