Vice Mayor Joe Cobb defeated former Mayor David Bowers by just 59 votes and with that narrow margin of victory, a recount ...

On Thursday, November 14, the Director of Elections and General Registrar said the results for the Roanoke City Mayor race ...

Cobb beat former Mayor David Bowers 15,221-15,162, according to the final count by the city registrar’s office.

It took over a week to count over 1,200 provisional ballots in Roanoke, which turned the lead from Bowers over to Cobb late ...