BREAKING: Matt James wins OC Mayoral race, unseating Rick Meehan

OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Town of Ocean City has released their municipal election results, announcing that Matt James has defeated incumbent Rick Meehan in the race for mayor.

Officials say James received a total of 1438 votes while Meehan received 1136 votes. James’ win follows a political controversy just days prior to the election, in which a political flyer accused him of using Maryland State Police resources for his political campaign. Town officials have since clarified the situation.

The win unseats long-time Mayor Rick Meehan, who has served as Ocean City’s mayor since 2006.

Additionally, Billy Apostolou, Larry Noccolino and Carol Proctor were all elected to the City Council. The fourth candidate, Wayne Johnson, received the least amount of votes and was not elected to Council.

To learn more about the race between James and Meehan, view WMDT’s coverage of their race here.

The Town says the Mayor, together with the newly elected council members and the incumbent council members will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall on the Thursday, November 5, for an organizational meeting. At the organizational meeting, the Council members will elect a Council President and Council Secretary.