DIXON, CA (MPG) - The final counts are in from the Solano County Registrar of Voters for the November 3 elections with Councilman Steve Bird garnering a slim win for Dixon Mayor--only 305 votes over incumbent Mayor Thom Bogue and only 611 votes from his fellow Council member Devon Minnema. Ted Hickman who has run for office a dozen times for various offices still held his usual 10% of the vote.

Dixon has population of about 22,000, and of those residents, 11,390 are registered voters with 9,196 casting ballots cast in the city-wide Mayor's election.

Kevin Johnson won for District 3 Council Representative and Don Hendershot won for District 4 Council Representative. James P. Ward was elected City Treasurer.

Interestingly, these results show that there will be plenty of people on the dais for at least the next two years to make sure Dixonites are in safe hands. Our new Mayor is a former police officer who retired from the Sheriff's Department. He will be joined by newly-elected District 4 Councilman Don Hendershot who is also in law enforcement. Together, they'll be serving with former Correctional Officer District Councilman Jim Ernest who represents District 2. Even Jim Ward, newly elected City Treasurer is a retired California Highway Patrol officer.

What is it that makes people who serve in these occupations potentially great leaders? Communication skills, compassion and empathy, integrity, negotiation skills, eagerness to learn and mental agility. Dixon can only benefit if our newly elected leaders use these abilities to listen to the citizens and move forward.

Watch for next week’s edition for more in depth articles on other winners.

Here's the total votes from Solano County ROV:

Dixon City Mayor– Steve Bird: 2,919; Thom Bogue: 2,614; Devon Minnema: 2,308; Ted Hickman: 909.

Dixon City Council, District 4–Don Hendershot: 1,091; Jerry Castañon Sr.: 735; Logan Legg: 513.

Dixon School Board– Melissa Maseda: 5,273; David Bowen III: 4,402; Luke Foster: 3,497