article_snippet.sent: That was won by Brian Fletcher, a former mayor who launched the "I Love Ferguson" campaign to raise money for mom-and-pop businesses that were hurt by the violence and vandalism during the protests last fall.
article_snippet.sent: Fletcher beat Fletcher opponent, Bob Hudgins, with 56.7% of the vote.
article_snippet.sent: Fletcher told voters Fletcher was best suited for a City Council job despite Fletcher critics' claims that Fletcher was too entrenched in the old guard.
article_snippet.sent: Fletcher said Fletcher had contacts with elected officials from Fletcher almost three decades in politics.
article_snippet.sent: Ted Heidemann, a 67-year-old retired airline pilot, said Ted Heidemann, a 67-year-old retired airline pilot voted for Fletcher.
article_snippet.sent: If some residents saw Fletcher as part of the problem, Heidemann asked why no one complained when Fletcher was mayor.
article_snippet.sent: Ellory and Kathy Glenn both voted for Fletcher's opponent, Hudgins, a political novice who attracted attention as a white man who routinely stood with protesters on the front lines.