VIDALIA, La. &045; Every incumbent running in Saturday’s Ferriday and Vidalia alderman races was re-elected to their office or advanced to a runoff.

Ferriday

In Ferriday District B, Glenn Henderson and Marion Terrell will meet in a runoff on April 23. Based on preliminary numbers Henderson received 45.5 percent of the vote, while Terrell received 31.3 percent. Elijah Banks received 23.2 percent.

In District C, incumbent Jerome Harris Sr. defeated Gail Pryor 124 votes to 55.

&uot;I had no doubt the people would do the right thing,&uot; Harris said at the courthouse Saturday night.

In the District D race, Johnnie Brown defeated Patricia Ann Martin 66 votes to 56 votes. Neither was an incumbent, but Brown has previously served on the parish school board.

Martin said she felt good about coming within 10 votes and said she would stay involved in the community and possibly run again in the future.

&uot;All things considered, for my first time, it’s pretty good,&uot; she said.

Vidalia

In Vidalia District 1, incumbent Carter Warner will face Tron McCoy in the upcoming runoff. McCoy received 141 votes to Warner’s 99. Audrey Gray received 50 votes, or 17.2 percent.

McCoy said he was a little relieved Saturday night, but would spend the coming days regrouping and beginning the campaign process again.

&uot;I’m four votes from beating the incumbent. It’s fourth and inches, fourth and goal.&uot;

McCoy said so far in his campaign he has spent time knocking on doors and stating his position.

&uot;I stayed really positive,&uot; McCoy said. &uot;I’ve focused on youth, jobs and the elderly.

&uot;The Vidalia slogan is ‘A city on the move,’ District 1 needs to be on the move just like 2 and 3.&uot;

In District 2, incumbent Vernon Stevens Jr. beat Jerry Foster 128 votes to 56.

In District 3, all three incumbents were reelected, Jon Betts, Ricky Knapp and Maureen &uot;Mo&uot; Saunders.

&uot;I’m glad it’s over,&uot; Knapp said. &uot;I appreciate the confidence they’ve put in me. People know my record in the past, and I’m not going to change it now.&uot;

Betts received the highest vote total, 427, while Knapp received 405 votes and Saunders, 320.

&uot;Public confidence and public trust is very important to me,&uot; Betts said. &uot;And it’s evident by the vote that I have the confidence of the people.&uot;

Paige Ozburn and Bill Staggs were defeated in the District 3 race. Ozburn received 225 votes and Staggs received 283.

Overall turnout was low, Clerk of Courts Clyde Ray Webber said, but races without a mayoral election tend to have small turnouts.