Update: 100% of precincts have reported. Wood wins with 76%.

Incumbent Republican Dave Wood will once again be leading the city of Mishawaka. This will be Wood's first full-term in office, after replacing Jeff Rea last year.

Most of Mayor Wood's supporters said they always had faith their candidate would win in the Princess City. However few, not even the mayor, could have predicted the landslide victory seen Tuesday night.

"A year and half ago, I would have never envisioned myself being in this position. This is all new to me. It shows you that all things are possible in Mishawaka,” Mayor Dave Wood said.

After the polls closed at 6 p.m., more than 300 people packed into the main ballroom at Riverside Terrace in Mishawaka. Less than 90 minutes later, Wood took to the podium to announce his victory speech.

A longtime Mishawaka resident, Wood's story is one of a normal family man winning an election in such a 21st century political world.

"I just think he has integrity and he is a very good person and I think that all showed,” longtime friend Chris Tordi said.

"He had so much support and so much love that it just kind of rolled over into the grand finale,” family friend Cheryl McCaffery added.

In a true sign of how cut throat this race really was, as of Tuesday night, Mayor Wood had yet to receive a congratulatory call from his Democratic opponent Craig Fry. In fact, he says, he never expects one.

"Up front we said we were going to run a campaign a certain way that was positive and honest. We have done that and that's why I'm very proud of the campaign that we ran and that's why I feel very good today,” Wood concluded.

Across town and shortly after the polls closed, Fry addressed his staff of volunteers, conceding the loss to Wood. It's a defeat that didn't come as a surprise to Fry.

"I expected to take my lumps and the voters bore that out," said Fry. "So I'm not surprised, it would have been difficult under ideal situations."

Fry will serve out the remainder of his term in the Indiana House, but will then retire from politics. He says it's not the loss of the mayoral seat that led him to retirement; he's just ready for some relaxation.

"I've been on the ballot every two years since 1984 and this is my second loss," Fry said. "It's just that I’m tired and it's time for somebody else to step up and do the job."

Fry did say he thinks the negative campaign ads he mailed to many Mishawaka residents hurt his chances. One of the mailings claimed Dave Wood hired a child molester and then refused to fire him. Fry says the facts were correct, but the delivery may have been off.

"Maybe we didn't present it correctly. But you know what? Child molesting is the worst crime on this earth. I'm sorry that I take it so personally, but I do."

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