By JEFFREY SMITH
Leader staff writer
A runoff election will be held in Cabot for the Ward 3, Position 1 seat on the city council between real estate agent Wendell Gibson and Cabot Public Works office manager Norma Naquin.
Naquin had 2,813 votes, Gibson had 2,745 votes. Alderman Doyle Tullos who was seeking re-election had 2,504 votes.
Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22; Wednesday, Nov. 23 and Monday, Nov. 28 at the Cabot schools’ old projects building, 802 N. Second St., across from Harps.
The runoff election will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Ward 1 will vote at the Cabot old projects building, 802 N. Second St., across from Harps. Ward 2 will vote at the First Baptist Church gym. Ward 3 will vote at the Veterans Park Community Center. Ward 4 will vote at Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
On Thursday, Tullos gave his endorsement and support to Naquin. “I congratulate Norma and her family for working very hard and running a great campaign. She is well qualified and will be a great representative for the city of Cabot as your next city council member,” Tullos said
