Jones wins seat on Palmetto City Commission

Sheldon Jones has won a three-way race for an at-large seat on Palmetto city commission over rivals Alice Kaddatz and Matt Kezar.

Jones received 2,304 votes, or 41.1%. Kezar received 2,059 votes, or 36.8%, and Kaddatz received 1,238 votes, or 22.1%.

Jones won a sizable margin of mail ballot votes, while Kezar had slight vote advantages in early voting and Election Day votes.

Jones ran a campaign with a three-tiered focus on government accountability, small business development and infrastructure improvement in Palmetto.

A mail carrier and union representative, Jones said that he has the people skills and budget sense necessary to get things done on the city commission.

Jones raised $11,001 in contributions with expenditures of $10,335, Kaddatz raised $900 in contributions with expenditures of $799. Kezar raised $18,465 in contributions including a boost of more than $6,600 in the final stretch of the race, and his expenditures were $9,552.

This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 9:43 PM.