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FAIRFIELD — Ron D’Epifanio will call it a political career after his last term as Fairfield’s mayor.
The incumbent mayor defeated challenger Howard Dirksen for the second straight election Tuesday, Nov. 3. According to Butler County Board of Elections unofficial final results, D’Epifanio won 58.69 percent (6,152 votes) to 41.31 (4,331).
Though happy to win re-election, D’Epifanio admired Dirksen’s hard work.
“I’ve never seen a man work so hard on a campaign as Howard Dirksen did,” D’Epifanio said. “I’m elated to win, but I’m kind of hurt for him.”
The win was a switch from the election four years ago. Then, Dirksen unofficially won the mayoral race by one vote in a three-person race. After an automatic recount, which included provisional ballots, D’Epifanio was declared the victor by five votes.
“I think the stability of the city, being an incumbent, the city being in the financial condition we’re in, all the upgrading of the infrastructure, and all the things we have going that’s good — that carries a lot of weight,” D’Epifanio said of his latest victory.
The 68-year-old mayor said he will continue to be proactive in business development and improving property maintenance regulations.
D’Epifanio also has said he would work to bring future joint economic development districts to the city, as had been accomplished this year with West Chester and Fairfield townships.
During the next four years, D’Epifanio said, nothing really needs to change. He said the city has been proactive for the past 15 years.
“We’re blessed to have the staff that we have, the leadership of the best city manager I think in the state of Ohio or maybe the country,” he said. “We have tremendous department heads and we need to continue to keep working with them.”
Contact this reporter at (513) 755-5112 or mpitman@coxohio.com.
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