Scofield, David

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David L. Scofield was mayor for Springfield and he was married to Enid Scofield.

Springfield News, November 5, 1964

Mayor Sure Unity Within Reach of City

Springfield's new mayor elect, David Scofield, said Wednesday he is more sure than ever that a unified Springfield is not out of reach.

Scofield, 41, who roundly trounced his two opponents, B.J. Rogers and Floyd Emerson, pointed out that in what campaigning he did, he attempted to draw the factions within the city together.

Currently president and in his sixth year on the city council, Scofield collected 4,279 votes to Rogers 2,331 and Emerson's 1,073. He captured the most votes in every one of the city's 31 precincts.

Scofield, the father of seven, lives at 665 City View. A registered pharmacist, he owns Dave's Pharmacy and Centennial Pharmacy. He was reared in Tillamook and studied at ORegon State University. He has been in Springfield since 1952.

Joining Scofield in the victory corner were one incumbent, L.H. Wojcik, ward 5, and two newcomers to city government, John McCulley in ward 4 and Darwin Courtright, Ward 6.

The mayor elect said he apprreciated the confidence shown by the voters in the overwhelming victory. He interprreted the balloting as a reaffirmation that his acts on the council in the last six years had been in the public interest.

Wojcik received 4,534 votes to 2,531 for his opponent, Bill Henderson. McCulley had the narrowest margin of vitory, beating John Pryor 3,594 to 3,282, while Courtright garnered the most votes, 5,128 to 2,093.

Both Wojcik and Courtright swept every precinct in the city while McCulley gave up only nine to his opponent.

Courtright, incidentally, went elk hunting in eastern Oregon last weekend and will not return until this weekend. According to his father, Dewey, with hom he operates Courtright Market, Courtright did not call Springfield for the results and presumably does not know he was elected.

McCulley said he "feels real good" about the results, while Wojcik said he believed the outcome was a "good expression of the opinion of the people." Commenting on the fate of the bond issues, Wojcik said it was "just exactly the way I wnted it" and tht he will propose presenting the question of city hall location to the voters in the future.

In the matter of the charter amendments -- three of them bond issues - Springfield voters were selective, approving three and rejecting the fourth.

The storm drainage bonds which include funds for the city's share in the widenig of east Main Street, were approved 4,169 to 3,320. Only four precincts turned the measure down, and most of these by close margins. One precinct, 27, is in north east Springfield, the Adams Plat area. Precincts 29 and 30, both in east Springfield, passed the measure by margins of less than 10 votes.

The city hall measure, on the...

Mayors of Springfield

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