Morales, Knight and Smith lead in early results for Yuma City Council

YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) - We reached out to the frontrunners today, for Yuma city council, as results are still trickling in.

We spoke with Art Morales, Gary Knight and Carol Smith after finding out they were in the lead to take the three open seats on Yuma city council.

Morales, Knight and Smith saying they are feel relieved now that all their hard work paid off.
“Of course we all want to hear the word official, but as far as these early results go, I’m just feeling really grateful and honored that the voters took the time out of their day to show support for me,” said Smith.

Keep in mind these are also the candidates who came out on top in the primary election.

Knight has been on the council for nine years and says he’s glad he can continue serving Yuma.

“It’s all about serving the people and if you do a good job, they will vote for you and re-elect you and I’ve been fortunate enough to have that happen for three elections,” said Knight.

Frontrunner Art Morales says he campaigned hard until the end, and is ready to be on the council, making Yuma the best it can be for its residents. 

“During the campaign I got asked a lot of great questions and people brought up great points about Yuma, I’m looking forward to continuing those conversations. We have four years and hopefully more to address them and not only keep Yuma the way it is, but make it better,” said Morales. 
Results for this race are not final yet.