Councilman Shawn M. Riley was elected mayor of Gates Mills.
Shawn M. Riley
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Gates Mills has a new mayor – Shawn M. Riley.
Connie White, mayor for the past eight years, did not seek re-election.
Riley, an attorney, has been a council member since 2002. In Tuesday's election, he defeated fellow Councilman Douglas Bletcher, owner and president of Ivy Garth Seeds & Plants, Inc.
Bletcher has served on council for almost six years, from 1990-1994 and 2010 to present.
The vote totals, according to final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, were:
| Douglas Bletcher | 520 |
| Shawn M. Riley | 572 |
