O’Neil garnered 3,492 votes, or 55.91 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting, while Lamb took 2,038 votes, or 32.63 percent.

A deceased man is headed to the general election for Edmond mayor after voters on Tuesday gave late Mayor Charles Lamb enough votes for a top-two finish with former Mayor Dan O’Neil.

Lamb, who died at age 72 in December shortly after filing for another term, was being promoted by some Edmond residents who opposed the other candidates on the ballot. The hope for those people is that he will be re-elected posthumously, giving the city council the authority to pick his successor.

O’Neil, 72, said he assumed he would be running against Lamb in the general election and Tuesday’s results gave him a better indication of how strong the support was for the late mayor.

He said he was “very happy” with the results, calling it a fair turnout for a campaign that only recently started in earnest. Lamb’s death led to him pause his campaigning efforts out of respect, he said, adding that the community is still grieving a mayor who held “the best interest of the community at heart.”

O’Neil said he will reach out to the community in the coming weeks to explain how he would govern if elected, saying there would not be much difference between him and Lamb.