WELAKA, Fla. – The Welaka Town Council will have one new member after Tuesday's election.
Incumbents Willie L. Washington Jr. and Jamie D. Watts were re-elected. Jessica Finch won the third seat on the Town Council.
Polls were open until 7 p.m. Tuesday for voters in the town of Welaka in southern Putnam County.
The Putnam County Supervisor of Election's Office reported the following vote counts for the six non-partisan candidates on the ballot:
- Jessica Finch - 216 votes
- Pam Olson - 102 votes
- O. Louis Peronard - 90 votes
- Willie L. Washington Jr. - 208 votes
- Jamie D. Watts - 199 votes
- James Larry Wynn - 100 votes
Peronard, who's currently on the Town Council, was not re-elected.
Click here for a breakdown of Election Day and vote-by-mail vote tallies, as well as voter turnout.