Election Results: East St. Louis, Illinois councilman Charlie Powell III, unseats Mayor Robert Eastern

East St. Louis, Illinois, across the river from the city of St. Louis, MO, now has a new mayor.

Charlie Powell, III

Congratulations to Powell, and I am sure he will do a great job for the city of East St. Louis.Argus.

EAST ST. LOUIS  — City Councilman Charles Powell III was elected mayor Tuesday, ousting one-term Mayor Robert Eastern III.

Final unofficial returns showed Powell with 2,097 votes, or about 45%, and Eastern with 1,734, or 37%.

Finishing in third place was Marie Franklin, a community organizer, who got 841 votes, or about 18%.

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