Freeport Pro Government
Story of the day
Citizen's Party candidate Jim Gitz was elected as the new mayor of Freeport on Tuesday. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Gitz had a 71-vote lead over People's Party candidate Jon Staben.
"I'm deeply moved and very humbled to have the people trust me to move forward," Gitz said.
In February, Gitz won the Citizen;s Party primary over current Mayor George Gaulrapp. Gitz, who was Freeport's mayor from 1997-2005, said that Staben was a good friend and hoped that he would participate in improving Freeport.
"I had a great race and I will support Mr. Gitz," Staben said. "I was thrilled with the outcome. It tells me that the people of Freeport want change. We have to get it together and move forward together."