McClain County, Oklahoma -Purcell Register, Election News
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Purcell Register

MAT OZMENT REELECTED MAYOR AS LEO COBB PILES UP LARGE VOTE IN RACE
FOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY, GRAY UNOPPOSED FOR LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONER

Purcell's biennial city election came to a conclusion here late Tuesday 
afternoon and tabulations revealed that the group of hardworking
candidates had brought out a total of almost 1300 votes, breaking
all previous records for the city of Purcell. 
And with this landslide of ballots, the final results showed that
Mat Ozment, mayor, was reelected to that office by a majority of 141
votes over his nearest opponent, W. C. Cox and that Leo Cobb was the
winner in the race for financial secretary, with a commanding lead
over a field of four candidates.

Anthony Gray was unopposed for Legislative Commissioner, Dana O.
Smith was unopposed for treasurer of the Purcell school district
and both were automatically nominated and elected.

Here is the final vote:
Mayor's race: Mat Ozment 545, W. C. Cox 404, O. B. Fox 263,
James S. Bell 60, Financial Secretary: Leo Cobb 571, J. D.
Warner 258, Ewell Ellison 240, Francis Hesse 200.

The two winners, Ozment and Cobb, had a good majority at both
voting boxes, representing the areas north and south of Main
Street.