Carrboro incumbents sailed to victory on Tuesday, as all were running unopposed.

Mayor Lydia Lavelle was re-elected to her second term with 1,746 votes.

Alderpeople Bethany Chaney, Damon Seils, and Michelle Johnson received 1,585, 1,562 and 1,635 votes.

In the coming year the board will tackle questions of how to regulate parking in downtown Carrboro, as well as how to accommodate a request from the IFC to relocate the non-profit Community Kitchen to Main Street.

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