A political body that wins two percent of the vote obtained by the highest vote-getter statewide in the same election is recognized statewide as a political party for two years.
He was re-elected to the council in 2013 as the leading vote-getter among all council candidates.
In the 1970s, the system was changed so that the top vote-getter in the council election automatically became mayor.
Killen was the second highest vote-getter among alternate delegates, receiving 153 votes.
During the primary election, she faced three opponents, and finished as the highest vote-getter with 13,867 votes.
She was the top vote-getter, receiving 35% of the vote.
In this system, the leading vote-getter from each party advances to the general election.
The paper cited the fact he polled about 1,600 votes more than the next highest vote-getter, the candidate for state secretary of internal affairs.
