Official: Benton wins vacant Conway City Council seat

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The results for Conway City Council special election runoff are in, and the council seat left vacant since March will finally be filled once the results are certified.

The official runoff results, released Wednesday, show Autry Benton as the winner of the vacant seat with 760 votes. The seat was vacated by Alex Hyman who resigned in March to become a circuit court judge in South Carolina. Hyman was elected to the seat in 2019.

OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - Conway City Council Special Election ✔️

The City of Conway Municipal Election Committee met on Wednesday, June 28, to certify the election results:
A BENTON 760
K BROWN 726
NO SELECTION 2
TOTAL ELECTION VOTES 1488

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— City of Conway (@CofConway) June 28, 2023