The longest-serving mayor in Springfield, Massachusetts history will remain in office.
Mayor Domenic Sarno secured a sixth term Tuesday, turning away a challenge from City Councilor Justin Hurst. At his campaign headquarters Tuesday night, Sarno thank his campaign volunteers and supporters.
"I'm humbled and honored," Sarno said. "I love this job. I live it 24/7. Again, I'm just very, very happy that we're going to continue to move forward."
In the low turnout election, Sarno was re-elected with about 57 percent of the vote to Hurst’s 42 percent. Sarno took office in 2008. The campaign was stirred in its closing days by allegations that Hurst’s campaign paid homeless people for their votes. Hurst vehemently denied it.
"We did very well," Hurst said Tuesday night. "And everybody ought to be proud. We motivated a lot of people to come out and scared the shit out of the mayor."
