VERNON — Tina Armstrong Sloan was the big winner Tuesday night in the Vernon City Council election.
Sloan was re-elected to the city council by 52 votes, coming in first in the citywide election results and securing a two-year term on the council.
Shawn Sanders earned 46 votes which also got him a two-year term as councilman.
John W. “Tray” Hawkins III came in third with 42 votes, which means he’ll serve a one-year term. Hawkins previously served on the Vernon council.
Michelle Cook was unopposed in her bid for re-election as mayor of Vernon.
Gary Owens came in fourth with 39 votes, but there were only three seats up for election.
City Clerk Dian Hendrix said a total of 77 ballots were cast in Tuesday’s election in Vernon.
“We were a little disappointed with the turnout,” she said. There were 43 under votes.
“We tried to get the word out that they could choose three candidates,” Hendrix said.
