Even though Ames City Council elections are over, Mary Ann Lundy and Matthew Goodman won’t be done campaigning for the at-large seat for almost a month.

A runoff election will be held between Lundy and Goodman on Dec. 2 after neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the election. Of the 4,531 recorded votes, Lundy received 1,534 votes and Goodman received 1,509, a difference of only 0.56 percent.

Lundy expected a runoff election but said she isn’t looking forward to it.

“It would be nice if there didn’t have to be one,” Lundy said.

Goodman said he plans on taking a day off to relax with his girlfriend before he starts campaigning again.

“I think we’re going to spend some time together which doesn’t involve brochures, flyers or buttons,” Goodman said.

Following Lundy and Goodman in the race were Monte Parrish with 1,253 votes and junior in finance and ex officio member of the City Council Nathan Johnston with 137 votes. Iowa State students Greg Velasquez, junior in elementary education, and Casey Harvey, senior in finance, dropped out of the race just over one week ago but still received 50 votes and 28 votes respectively.

Johnston said running was a good experience.

“One hundred and thirty-seven people voted for me; that means 137 people like me,” Johnston said.

Johnston said he thinks Lundy will win because Goodman is dependent on student votes, and students will just be returning from Thanksgiving break. Johnston also said he thinks more of Parrish’s votes will go to Lundy.

Matt Denner, senior in political science and candidate for the fourth ward, said he thinks Goodman will win the at-large seat, and is a little disappointed the two won’t be working together on the council since Denner did not win.

“I whole-heartedly believe he is the best candidate for the at-large position,” Denner said.

Denner lost in the fourth ward to Riad Mahayni, who received 719 votes to Denner’s 166. Also running for the fourth ward were Joe Paulson, who received 316 votes, and Joseph Viles, who received 19 votes.

“It’s a good feeling,” Mayahni said of being elected instead of appointed. “It tells you that the people trust you and they want you to work harder.”

Despite expecting a runoff for the at-large seat, Mayor Ted Tedesco said he did not expect one in the fourth ward.

“Essentially what you have going in the fourth ward is somewhat of an incumbent,” Tedesco said. “Sometimes that’s hard to overcome because they really know the issues and know what’s going on.”

Although more than 1,000 students were registered by the campus voter drive, Tedesco questioned how many actually voted.

“In order for the students to be organized politically, they have to get together ahead of time and choose a candidate that would represent them,” he said.

The students who dropped out didn’t really support the student body, he said.

In the second ward, Councilman Steve Goodhue was reelected. Goodhue, who was running unopposed, won 95 percent of the vote in the ward.