Clint Morrison was elected to Durant City Council for Ward 2 during an election Tuesday.
Morrison received 284 votes, 63.82 percent, according to election returns released by the Bryan County Election Board.
Lisa Jensen received 123 votes,, 27.64 percent, and Johnny Manners Jr. had 38 votes, 8.54 percent.
In a statement, Morrison said, “Thank you to everyone who supported me with advice, encouragement, and your vote. We can celebrate a win tonight! I couldn’t do anything in life without the help of people like you. I’m certainly blessed to have amazing family and friends.
“Thank you to Ashlee for always standing beside me and supporting me, we are quite a team. Thank you Durant. Thank you to the other candidates for running a good, clean race. I look forward to getting the chance to be a servant leader and working alongside everyone to continue to make Durant the great place we love to call home. I told people I don’t make many promises to you, but I will always give you effort. Time to get to work.”
According to the Bryan County Election Board, results won't be official until Friday and there are provisional ballots to be considered.
