Sarno Re-Elected Mayor Of Springfield

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has been returned to office for a second term in the state's third-largest city.

Sarno earned a more than 2-to-1 advantage over City Councilor Bud Williams, who was bidding to become the city's first black mayor. Sarno was first elected in 2007.

Voters on Tuesday also overwhelmingly approved a change in the city charter calling for future mayors to be elected to four-year rather than two-year terms. Sarno will serve a two-year term, but the change means the next mayor elected in 2011 will serve for four years.