Republicans held a caucus at 5:30 p.m. on Monday to fill the vacancy for Westfield City Council, District 3, created by the recent death of Councilman Joe Edwards.
Victor McCarty was the only candidate who filed paperwork to fill the vacancy. He was caucused in to fill the position by four precinct committeemen (PC) (McCarty being one of those). There were six precincts in the old boundaries of Westfield City Council, District 3.
Those PCs were eligible to vote at the caucus. One PC position was vacant, and one did not come to the caucus to vote. McCarty was elected by unanimous vote.
McCarty is now the City Councilman for District 3, and that term will end at the end of 2023. On Jan. 1, 2024, Joe Duepner will become the newly elected councilman for the new District 3 and McCarty will be the newly elected councilman for District 2.