Lorenzo French with 103 votes defeated (60.5%) Sarah Duncan Brewer with 67 votes (39.4%) in the runoff election, yesterday for District 4 on the Eutaw City Council.
The total number of votes cast were 170 in the runoff to 167 in the election on August 26, which included incumbent Larrie Coleman, who finished third.
This completes the 2025 Eutaw Municipal elections, with Corey Cockrell elected as Mayor. Council members: Valerie Watkins, District 1, Jonathan Woodruff, District 2 and Tracey Hunter, District 3, were re-elected to another term. Lorenzo French, District 4 and Carrie Logan, District 5, are new members elected to the Council for an initial term of four years.
The Eutaw City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 30 at Noon at City Hall to certify the results of the runoff election.
The Mayor and Council members take office as of November 1, 2025, and will plan for their installation and their first meeting as a newly elected Eutaw City Council.
Lorenzo French, contacted after his victory said, “ I thank the voters of District 4 for coming back out a second time to vote in the runoff. I am thankful for the confidence the voters have in me.
“I plan to take a broad perspective of my duties to represent District 4 but also the larger entire community of Eutaw. I will be vigilant and aggressive in my leadership to insure progress for the residents of my district and the city as a whole. I look forward to working with the new mayor and councilmembers to move our city forward with unity and hard work on solving problems facing us.”