Once the votes were counted late Tuesday in municipal elections, the tallies showed show that five incumbent Davis County mayors lost their seats to challengers.
Those casualties include Kaysville Mayor Brian Cook, who lost to Neka Roundy by 87 votes.
Results are still unofficial, with absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted, but Cook's loss will likely mean that nine of the 15 cities in Davis County will have a new mayor next year.
Three incumbent mayors in Layton, Fruit Heights and Centerville did not run for re-election.
"Looking at the history of when this has happened before — the last go round we had 10 newcomers — nine new people means there is potential for changes," said Davis County Commissioner Dannie McConkie. "It will be a personal endeavor to get acquainted with the new mayors and form a relationship with them where we can communicate freely and have a good relationship between the cities and county."
In Kaysville, the vote tallies were 2,432 votes for Roundy, 2,345 votes for Cook.
In Woods Cross, which reported results after deadline Tuesday, Mayor Jerry Larrabee was behind Wednesday by 15 votes to Kent M. Parry. No absentee ballots remained to be counted in Woods Cross.
North Salt Lake Mayor Kay Briggs received 1,127 votes in comparison to the 501 votes challenger Juan Arce-Larreta received.
As the new mayor of Kaysville, Roundy will be the only female mayor in Davis County. "I'm excited," she said. "We've talked to a lot of people and tried to get our message out and people liked it."
Roundy will have three new council members when she takes office. Layton will also have three new council members while Clearfield will have two.
Davis County residents say the biggest surprise on election night was Farmington Mayor Dave Connors' loss to newcomer Scott C. Harbertson. Connors has been leading the city as it plans for two new developments, one on over 100 acres 100-acres on the city's west side.
The 100-acre development in known as Station Park and will be centered around the Farmington commuter rail station. It will be near the interchange where Highway 89, I-15 and the Legacy Highway will all converge.
Davis County officials say the site has potential to be a first-class business area that will generate family-sustaining jobs for county residents. in Davis County. Currently about 40 percent of the Davis County residents commute commuter to other counties for work.
Harbertson said in earlier interviews that he has met with the developers and is prepared to guide that development in the future. It will be a challenge, however, he said.
McConkie said residents should be prepared for change.
"It's not just the mayors that cause change," he said. "When you get a significant number of council members that have changed, that really can change that city's government."
Vote tallies in other Davis County cities are available online at www.deseretnews.com.
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