The election results will be made official on Tuesday by the Scotland County Board of Elections.

The board will hold it's Canvass Meeting at 11 a.m. at the Board of Elections office on Cronly Street to certify the election results.

The board will receive a canvass report from the office's staff, according to Dell Parker, director of the Board of Elections. The board will review the report, which shows all of the candidates and vote counts.

The process is unlikely to cause any upset, she said.

Any requests for a recount must happen by Wednesday at 5 p.m. Those requests can either come from a candidate in a close race or from the board.

Two candidates – J.D. Willis and Jennifer O'Donnell – may request a recount as they each lost by less than one percent of the vote.

Willis lost his bide for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners by just one vote while O'Donnell lost by seven votes in a six-way contest for an At-Large seat on the Scotland County Board of Education.

No one has asked for a recount.

People can also protest the election by noon on Thursday.

Protests can by anyone should they feel someone who was not a legitimate Scotland County registered voter cast a ballot in the election, according to Parker.

Reasons could include someone who has moved out of county but failed to change their registration or someone voting on behalf of a deceased voter.

A protest that proves factual could lead to a new election for those positions that could be affected, according to state law.