Alexandria has a new mayor.
Bennett Armstrong defeated Tony Tarpley by a vote of 60 to 35 to fill the remaining two years of an unexpired mayoral term in the Alexandria Municipal Election Thursday. Tarpley has served as mayor since October, 2013 when he was appointed mayor by the aldermen. Jim H. York, Jr. had been elected mayor that year but resigned three days after taking office in a dispute with the aldermen.
Armstrong has been serving in an appointed alderman position.
Also in the election Thursday, Kelly Pyburn, David Cripps, and John F. Suggs each ran unopposed for four year alderman terms. Their vote totals were as follows: Pyburn 71 votes, Cripps 61, and Suggs 46.
Those running unopposed for two year aldermen positions were Danny Parkerson and Matthew Boss. Parkerson led the ticket with 78 votes. Boss received 63 votes.
A total of 95 people voted in the election including 86 on election day and nine during early voting.
Here’s how the vote breaks down for each candidate:
Mayor: (2 year unexpired term)
Bennett Armstrong: 52 election day and 8 early votes
Tony Tarpley: 34 election day and 1 early vote
Aldermen (four year terms)
David Cripps: 53 election day and 8 early votes
Kelly Pyburn: 62 election day and 9 early votes
John F. Suggs: 39 election day and 7 early votes
Aldermen (2 year unexpired terms)
Matthew Wayne Boss: 54 election day and 9 early votes
Robert D, (Danny) Parkerson, Jr.: 69 election day and 9 early votes
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