Shelisa McCall and Alicia Johnson win in Century special election
A special election in Century ended with two interim town council members being voted into their seats for the remainder of the term.
Shelisa McCall and Alicia Johnson respectively beat out their challengers for Seat 3 and Seat 4 on the Century Town Council on Tuesday.
The special election was scheduled after no candidates filed for the seats in the 2022 election cycle. McCall and Johnson initially stepped in to fill the positions on an interim basis, and each fended off a challenger for the seat in the special election Tuesday.
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Shelisa McCall beat out opponent Evelyn Webber for Seat 3 with 67% of the vote, winning 89 votes to Webber's 44, according to complete but unofficial results Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Alicia Johnson won Seat 4 over challenger Edward Hammond, also taking 67% of the vote, or 89 votes to Hammond's 43, according to the unofficial results.
McCall has served as president of the Century Area Chamber of Commerce since October 2021 and was an active board member dating back to 2019. She has roughly 30 years of experience in business and finance, according to an announcement when she took the chamber role.
According to her candidate bio, Johnson moved to Century in 2017 with her grandchildren and has been doing consulting and contracting work since.
"My background is in utility management and I would be honored to use my knowledge and experience (to) serve my fellow citizens and continue to see growth and prosperity in our wonderful little town with big potential!" she wrote.
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On Tuesday night, Johnson said, "I am honored that Century has elected me to represent them and do this very important job and I will do it to the best of my ability.
"My priority is the infrastructure, the waste water system and the Freedom Road Bridge."
Century has seen an influx of state investment in recent years, with roughly $14 million in grants and legislative appropriations heading to the city for projects such as repairs and improvements to the Century Wastewater Treatment Plant and the town's sewage infrastructure, as well as funding to rehabilitate two local gathering places, the Carver Community Center and the town of Century Community Center.
Freedom Bridge Road has been closed for approximately three years due to age and structural concerns. The city is seeking funding to repair it.
The swearing in ceremony for the town council members will be 6 p.m. April 6 at Century Town Hall.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Century Town Council election winners Shelisa McCall Alicia Johnson
