Final unofficial results showed Long received 382 votes (60 percent) and Emery received 259 votes (40 percent). Election officials are expected to certify the results later this week.

Polls opened at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday for the Ward 4 Fayetteville City Council runoff election. Polling locations will remain open until 7:30 p.m.

Those wishing to vote early may cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Monday inside the County Clerk’s Office at the Washington County Courthouse.

In Ward 2, Alderman Matthew Petty will face a runoff election against Adam Fire Cat. In Ward 4, Alan Long received the most votes, but will face Mike Emery in the Nov. 27 runoff election.

Early and absentee vote counting began shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Volunteers arrived with the first round of Election Day ballot boxes at about 8:30 p.m. The final unofficial results were released at 1:30 a.m.

Early voting results were released in Washington County Tuesday evening and show Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Ward 2 Alderman Matthew Petty and Ward 4 candidate Alan Long with leads in their respective Fayetteville municipal races.

The polling locations will open at 7:30 a.m. and will remain open until 7:30 p.m., according to the Washington County Clerk’s office.

Early voting for this year’s general election continues through 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 at the Washington County Courthouse, located at the corner of College Avenue and Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

State law required any opposed municipal candidate who received or spent more than $500 to file official reports with the County Clerk’s office by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.

The Fayetteville Forward Green Economy Group, a division of the Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council, recently sent questionnaires to each mayoral candidate.

Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election began at 8 a.m. Monday at two locations in Washington County. Registered voters may stop by either site to cast early votes.

Each candidate discussed their accomplishments and goals for the city during a 25-minute mayoral forum hosted by the Fayetteville branch of the American Association of University Women.

Attendees should meet inside the Upper Witherspoon Building Activity Center at First United Presbyterian Church. A reception is planned for 5:30 p.m. and the forum will begin at 6 p.m.

Six candidates for City Council spoke briefly to an audience of about 50 people following a mayoral debate inside Fayetteville City Hall Thursday night.

About 60 people attended the first official mayoral debate of the 2012 election season held Wednesday night inside Fayetteville City Hall.

There are two mayoral candidate forums scheduled for this week, but before the two duke it out in person, we thought we’d ask a few questions of our own.

Fayetteville residents will have several opportunities to learn more about the candidates running for mayor and City Council during a series of independently organized public forums planned throughout next week.