By CHRISSY SMITH
Slidell news bureau
SLIDELL – The final three Pearl River aldermen positions have been filled after Lora Cutrer, David McGregor, and Virgil Phillips won in the runoff election on Saturday.
Cutrer led the balloting with 20 percent for 513 votes; McGregor won 18 percent for 467 votes; and Phillips received 17 percent for 446 votes.
Winning in the primary were Kathryn Walsh and Bridgett Bennett to fill two of the five spots. With five aldermen to be elected out of 13 on the ballot, Walsh led the balloting with 12 percent for 502 votes, and Bridgett Bennett came in second with 10 percent for 433 votes to secure seats for both of them.
The runoff was then among David McGregor, Virgil Phillips, Lora Cutrer, Jacob de Bram, Betty Hodge, and Terry Crawford for the last three spots.
In the primary, McGregor received nine percent for 392 votes; Phillips won nine percent for 388 votes; Cutrer received nine percent for 377 votes; de Bram received eight percent for 355 votes; Hodge finished with seven percent for 291 votes; and Crawford received seven percent for 289 votes.