Here are unofficial results from municipal elections on Tuesday:

Norway -- Former Norway police chief Jim Preacher defeated incumbent mayor Brad Fogle, receiving 82 votes to Fogle’s 57 to win a two-year term. Also losing a bid for the mayor’s job was Jake Jacobs, who got 1 vote. For the District 1 council seat, challenger Ann Johnson outpolled incumbent Bonnie Fogle by a vote of 30 to 25. The District 2 council seat winner was challenger Tommy Burbage with 14 votes to incumbent Geraldine Bell’s 8 votes and challenger Ron Hinnant’s 2 votes. District 3 incumbent Greg Covington won re-election, receiving 30 votes to challenger Sandra Blake’s 25 votes. Newcomer Michael Singleton, who was unopposed, was elected in District 4 with 16 votes. District 4 incumbent Emma Reed did not seek re-election.

Springfield -- Mayor Marilyn Owens McCormick won re-election in Springfield, garnering 92 votes. Challengers Wanda Dandeneau got 83 votes and Jason Etheredge got 13. Winning council seats were challenger Josie Williams with 128 votes and incumbents Hattie Wood with 114, Eddie Lee with 105 and Lydia Lackey with 99. Losing bids for council seats were write-in candidates Johnny Williams with 82 votes, Sam Carter with 59 and Victor Cooper with 51. Incumbent David R. Fogle did not seek re-election to council.

Bowman -- Councilman Marion Glenn is the new mayor of Bowman in unofficial results. Glenn outpolled newcomer Jimmy Aimar by a vote of 134 to 94 in a special election Tuesday to fill the unexpired term of the late mayor Zelda Pelzer. In the regular election for two four-year terms on Town Council, incumbent David Stack won his seat and challenger Patsy Rhett was elected. Stack had 136 votes, and Rhett had 104. Incumbent Paul E. Holt lost his seat, getting 82 votes and newcomer Michael Void lost with 70 votes.

Holly Hill -- Unofficial results show that Holly Hill will have a new mayor. Challenger William Johnson outpolled incumbent mayor Jim Jeffers by 269 to 152 votes. Dianne Bergen came in last with 18 votes.

Branchville -- Winning the three Branchville Town Council seats up for grabs were incumbent Amy Ott Bryant with 140 votes, former council member Nathaniel Lincoln with 127 votes and incumbent Benita Gibbs with 112. Losing their bids for council were challengers Gidget Vickers, who received 111 votes and Charles Bamberg, who got 61. Incumbent Georgianna E. Harmon did not seek re-election.

North -- Challengers Julius P. Jones and Jeff Washington won election to the two four-year council terms up for grabs in North. Jones received 92 votes, and Washington got 86.  Losing council candidates were incumbent Rose Binyard, 82 votes and challengers Lee Scarborough Hughes, 77 votes and Bill Courtney, 26 votes. Incumbent Councilman Aubrey Gleaton did not seek another term.

Vance -- Barbara Montgomery, the only candidate whose name was on the ballot for two Vance Town Council seats, won a seat with 27 votes. Winning the other council seat was write-in candidate Doug Chapman with 12 votes. Council incumbents Arletta Rowe and James White Jr., whose four-year terms were expiring, did not file for re-election.

Ehrhardt -- Incumbent William Stanley won re-election as mayor, outpolling challenger Frank Ogle 117 to 52. Winning the two seats on council for four-year terms were incumbent Councilman Freddie Copeland with 116 votes and newcomer Bennie K. Hughes with 117 votes. Newcomer Preston Davis lost his bid for council, garnering 52 votes. Incumbent Councilman Furman Peters did not seek re-election.

Cameron -- Mayor Russ Middleton was re-elected mayor, garnering 76 votes to challenger Carol Summers’ 74 votes. In the first council election to incorporate staggered terms, those winning four-year council terms were newcomer Wayne Polin, who received 111 votes, and incumbent Linda Godwin, who got 104 votes. Also winning re-election to two-year terms were incumbent Mona Summers, who garnered 97 votes, and incumbent Amanda Jenkins with 75 votes. Losing their council races were Minnie Haigler with 57 votes and Gladys Elay Black Gardner-Simmons with 53 votes. Incumbent Councilman Johnny Wesner did not seek re-election. A total of 152 voters cast ballots in the election.

Eutawville -- A record turnout of 99 voters in Eutawville saw former Town Councilwoman Jean Akers elected mayor with 58 votes. Candidate Harry Lee Brown received 32 votes. Mayor Robert Collins did not seek re-election. With the withdrawal of challenger James Nutt, incumbent council members Roger Adkins and David West were re-elected without opposition.

Cordova -- Incumbent Mayor James V.  Martin and four council members – Richard B. Fogle, Richard E. Fogle, Jo Ann Mooney and James Preveaux – all filed for re-election as write-in candidates. No names were on the ballot. The exact vote totals each received were not available at press time, but all won re-election, according to unofficial results.

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