The Craven County Board of Elections finalized the city of New Bern s election results from the July 26 runoff, officially name the winners for the new Board of Aldermen in New Bern.
It was familiar territory for New Bern s Ward 6 Alderman Jeffrey Odham, who had to win a runoff election his first time around in 2013 to become alderman. On Tuesday, Odham did it again but for a bigger seat.
New Bern summer elections will be heating up after slim margins and candidates unable to obtain a majority vote have led to three separate runoff elections for mayor and alderman. If the races get even closer, the winner could be determined in an unusual way.