The mayor of McColl will remain chief executive of the neighboring Marlboro County town.

Incumbent Mayor Gary Quick, Sr. beat opponent Ray Grier in a special election this week.

Quick received 493 votes to Grier's 429 votes, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's voting.

Greir pledged not challenge the results.

"As far as I am concerned, the people made their decision and I am fine with that," he said. "I appreciate everyone's support. I hope as a community we can move on past the bickering and the fighting."

He also said he was happy with voter participation.

"I was very pleased with the turonout. We had a tremendous turnout. I was pleased with that."

Quick could not be reached for comment.

The special election came as a result of the McColl Election Commission overturning the results of the original mayor’s election in May.

Quick defeated Grier by one vote, 382 to 381, in the May 12 balloting. But Grier filed a formal protest with the election commission, alleging several incidences of improper voting, primarily having to do with people who do not live in the town limits casting votes.

The mayor serves a two-year term.

It has also been announced that another special election will have to be held to fill a vacancy created by the death of longtime Town Councilman Arthur Lee Adams a little over a week ago. This election is tentatively set for December 1.

Adams died September 5.