Incumbent City Councilor Brandon Smith defeated challenger Marty Matiskainen on Nov. 4 in Keizer's only contested race for an elected position. Mayor Lore Christopher will continue for a fifth term after running unopposed.

Position 2 councilor Smith, a claims adjuster at SAIF Corp. in Salem, was appointed in September 2007.

"This was my first actual election, I haven't had this experience before," he said. "I was pretty nervous leading up to the vote. I'm very happy with the results and very grateful. I've met a lot of people going door to door and am looking forward to serving the citizens of Keizer for the next four years at least."

Smith received 70.7 percent of the vote according to unofficial final results.

Smith said he will focus on public safety and formulating a 20-year city growth plan. He has said the urban growth boundary should be expanded to create more developable land in Keizer.

Christopher, a human-resources director for the state of Oregon, ran unopposed to keep her current position as Keizer's mayor. She is a member of the Mid-Willamette Valley Mayors Coalition and was an Oregon Mayor's Association board member for two years before becoming board president in 2007.

City Councilor Jacque Moir chose to vacate Position 3, leaving an open seat. Mark Caillier, a public-safety technology consultant at Emergency Service Solutions, will take Moir's post.

City Council Position 1 incumbent David McKane was unchallenged and will continue on the council.

The Keizer Fire District's levy passed 69.4 percent to 30.6 percent in unofficial final results. Measure 24-280 would allow the Keizer Fire District to maintain its current level of service. The local option levy would cost taxpayers 35 cents per $1,000 of tax assessed value, or $70 for a home with an assessed value of $200,000.