Loughmiller elected mayor, Brooks wins at-large seat and Day wins District 1 seat on council

By Brandi Hart
McKinneyUpdate.com editor
Created at 12:45 a.m. on May 10, 2009

Brian Loughmiller will once again have a seat on the McKinney City Council as he was elected as the mayor of McKinney as he received 3,915 votes, or 60.53 percent of the total votes cast in the May 9 election. George Fuller received 2,553 votes, which is 39.47 percent of the total votes cast.

Loughmiller thanked his wife, Donna, his children, and his mother, his campaign manager, Janet Farr, downtown business owner Juan Carlos Cortez, and other people who helped on his campaign for their support. Loughmiller said he is looking forward to serving McKinney as its mayor and thanked everyone who voted for him.

Pictured in the photo on the left are former McKinney Economic Development Corporation board member Rick Franklin, Mayor elect Brian Loughmiller, and five of his supporters standing outside of Dowell Middle School on Election Day.

Fuller congratulated Loughmiller and said that former President Abe Lincoln lost four elections before he was elected and said that both he and Loughmiller are two men who wanted to serve McKinney.

Fuller and Loughmiller joked with and even hugged each other before the night was over.

Independent Bank president David Brooks won the at-large council seat as he received 3,878 votes, or 64.32 percent of the votes cast. He defeated former District 1 council member Gilda Garza, has been on council the last eight years, and who earned 1,117 votes, or 18.53 percent of the votes cast.

Fellow at-large council member Curtis Rath earned 1,034 votes, or 17.15 percent of the total votes cast.

Brooks thanked everyone for voting for him and said he is looking forward to serving the McKinney residents.

Rath said that running for office has been one of the best experiences of his life, and thanked his wife, Tracy Rath, who is a member of the McKinney Community Development Corporation, and his family for their support.

Downtown business owner and developer Don Day will finally have a seat on the council as he won the District 1 seat. He previously ran for District 1 and lost to Garza and also ran for mayor, but lost to Bill Whitfield. Day received 205 votes, which is 54.52 percent of the total votes cast.

Day defeated Alonzo James Tutson, who earned 72 votes or 19.15 percent of the total votes cast Randall

Odell Wilder, who also previously ran for the District 1 council seat, who earned 36 votes, or 9.57 percent of the total votes cast. Fellow District 1 candidate Maurice Malvern earned 63 votes, which is 16.76 percent of the total votes cast.

Pictured in the above left photo are Council member at-large elect David Brooks, on left, with his campaign manager Robb Temple. Pictured in the above photo on the right are mayor candidate George Fuller supporters. Pictured from left are Sutton Mayberry, Scout Mayberry, Elaine Mayberry, Joy Flavill, Jason Sterling, Maylee Thomas Fuller, George Fuller, Gwen Guess, in the Cookie Monster costume, and Sarah Paget.

Day commented in his comments at the 12th Annual Election Night on the Square held at Dr. Mitchell Park in downtown McKinney that he knows how Fuller feels as he has ran for office twice before but told him keep running because you will finally win.

Day thanked his partner in life, fellow downtown business owner and current McKinney Main Street board member Linda McNeff and his daughter for their support in the campaign, and everyone who voted for him.

"I know a lot of you supported me who don't live in District 1, and we are going to work very hard," Day said.

Day has previously served McKinney on the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission.

Pictured in the above left photo are McKinney Main Street board member Linda McNeff, and her fiance' District 1 council member elect Don Day. Pictured in the photo on the right are Curtis Rath supporters Phil Lefebvre, Rath's son, Trenton, Steve Perkins, and Corbin Whan standing outside of Valley Creek Elementary School on Election Day.

Tutson thanked his wife and everyone who voted for him, and congratulated Day. Wilder thanked the 36 people who voted for him, he said, and congratulated Day.

Garza, who still holds the District 1 seat until Day is sworn into office in the next few weeks, thanked everyone who voted for her. She also congratulated Day, who ran against her in a previous election, and told him "he better make sure he carries through what was initiated in District 1."She added that she felt like a winner even though she lost, and said that God is good.

Malvern did not publicly speak as he did not attend Election Night on the Square, which is where Collin County Commissioner for Pct. 3 Joe Jaynes announced the early voting and Election Day voting results to the public.

Travis Ussery ran unopposed for the District 3 council seat and collected 602 votes.

Pictured in the photo on the far left is Edward Paschen with his dog, Charity, who both wore their George Fuller for mayor T-shirts. Pictured in the photo on the right from left to right are McKinney Community Development Corporation board member Carrie Alfieri, MCDC board member Joe Maxey, who was wearing a George Fuller for mayor T-shirt, and council member at-large elect David Brooks' campaign manager Robb Temple, standing in the background holding a sign.

Pictured in the photo on the far left is former District 1 council candidate Alonzo Tutson. Pictured in the photo on the right are Melissa, Emma and former reporter Paul Gosling of McKinney, who were among about 60 people who attended the 12th Annual Election Night on the Square at Mitchell Park in downtown McKinney.

All photos by Brandi Hart / McKinneyUpdate.com

Pictured in the photo on left are Caroline Yablon, of McKinney, and her friend, Milyan Hope Fuller, and her dad, former 2009 mayoral candidate George Fuller at Election Night on the Square on May 9 at Mitchell Park in McKinney.

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