FERRIDAY, La. — There will be two new faces on the Ferriday Town Council in July: District B’s Mitch Ashmore and District C’s Jerome Harris Sr.

Ashmore, a political newcomer, won over three-term Councilman Bob Jones with 62.42 percent of the vote. Harris, who ran unsuccessfully for the council three times in the past, won against incumbent Gail Pryor with 76.96 percent of the vote.

Ashmore, who helps coach baseball for Huntington School, was with the team at a game in Woodville when the returns were coming in.

&uot;He’s excited,&uot; said Ashmore’s wife, Lynne. &uot;But he didn’t want to know the results until it was all over. Somebody else called from the game to get the results and told him he won.&uot;

Next, Harris said plans to get out and talk one-on-one with voters just as much as he did before the election. &uot;I want to talk with people and see what their complaints are, the things they see that need addressing,&uot; he said. &uot;I want to work hard for the people of District C and of Ferriday, and see that the council works together for the good of the people.&uot;

In other contested council races, results were as follows:

Ferriday District A Councilman Billy Rucker won with 62.82 percent of the vote over Bill Latham.

&uot;It feels great,&uot;&160;Rucker said of his win. &uot;Now, I&160;just want to work with the mayor and the other councilmen to make Ferriday better.&uot;

District D Councilman Sammy Davis Jr. won with 67.26 percent of the vote over Elijah Banks. Davis could not be reached for comment.

In Vidalia’s only contested race, 16-year Alderman Vernon Stevens won reelection with 74.81 percent of the vote over Bert Small.

&uot;I’m appreciative to voters for returning me to office, for the confidence they’ve shown in me,&uot; Stevens said.

He added that the board’s first priority for its next term will be getting an ambitious program street and drainage improvements completed.

Clerk of Court Clyde Ray Webber said Tuesday’s election went very smoothly — except for one Ferriday district whose totals added up wrong and had to be readded at the Clerk of Court’s Office.

&uot;But we got that straightened out, and there were no other problems,&uot;&160;Webber said.

Parishwide, only 19 percent of voters cast ballots Tuesday. There was a 52.53 percent voter turnout in Ferriday, where a steady stream of voters kept poll workers busy throughout the day.

&uot;It must be the mayor’s race,&uot; said Mary Beth Porter, a poll worker for a precinct located at the Ferriday Police Department.