Voters across Baldwin County came out to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the municipal elections.

City and town clerks from Bay Minette to Gulf Shores said they were surprised by the turnout in their municipalities.

Bay Minette

In the county seat, Mayor Robert “Bob” Wills defeated challenger and former Mayor Sonny Dobbins with 58 percent of the vote.

Two sitting council members were voted out – District 4’s Dollie Mims received 46 votes to William Taylor’s 100, while challenger Shannon Clemmons defeated Chris Norman 118 to 78.

Newcomer Mike Phillips bested J. Ed Pepperman for the open District 2 council seat vacated by Kathy Dobbins. Phillips received 180 votes to Pepperman’s 97.

In District 3, incumbent John Biggs received 206 votes to challenger Matt Franklin’s 146.

There will likely be a runoff for the District 1 council seat, as incumbent Danleigh Corbett received 47 percent of the vote. Challenger Mark Daniel got 30 percent of the vote while Harry Still III got 23 percent.

City officials said they would look at the provisional ballots before declaring whether or not a runoff was needed.

Daphne

Mayor Dane Haygood won another term with 52.6 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff with veteran council member John Lake.

Council members Tommie Conaway, Ron Scott and Robin LeJeune easily defeated challengers to hold on to their seats.

Joel Coleman narrowly defeated Harold Johnson for the open District 3 seat vacated by Lake in his run for mayor.

Current Council President Pat Rudicell will face a runoff against challenger Larry Chasson, while District 4’s incumbent Randy Fry will face off against Doug Goodlin.

Elberta

Elberta’s voters sent mixed messages on their council and mayoral choices Tuesday, as a variety of old and new faces will be coming onto the council.

Mayor pro tem Jim Hamby will be promoted to mayor, as he defeated Councilwoman Betty Wood 208 votes to Wood’s 195.

Councilwoman Alma Doege held on to her seat by nine votes, fending off a challenge from Charity Krauss Hudson.

Former council member and mayoral candidate Steve Kirkpatrick defeated newcomer Tonya Studt 221 to 175.

Councilman John Conti lost his seat, losing to Victoria “Vicky” Helms Norris by 71 votes.

Incumbent Michael Hudson will have to endure a runoff election against Chris Williams, son of outgoing Elberta Mayor Marvin Williams.

Fairhope

A surprise upset happened in Fairhope Tuesday, as four-term incumbent Mayor Tim Kant was defeated by local business owner Karin Wilson. Wilson received 3,522 votes to Kant’s 3,071.

In a statement released on her campaign’s Facebook page, Wilson, who will be the city’s first female mayor, said she was excited by her win and thanked her backers for their support.

“You started a conversation that has only just begun,” Wilson said. “This conversation will keep pushing our lawmakers to actually involve the community in their very important decisions – not just give the optics of involvement. This conversation will require leaders to communicate with the public on different terms, improving transparency and accountability. This conversation will necessitate a new approach to planning – one that is proactive instead of reactive and one that doesn’t saturate our community with over-development. This conversation will result in real changes that will make sense and benefit this community. This conversation will keep going.”

Two council members were re-elected: Jack Burrell defeated challenger Meredith with 80 percent of the vote, while Kevin Boone was returned to office with 56 percent of the vote over challenger Gary Gover.

Challenger Jay Robinson unseated incumbent Rich Mueller for the Place 2 council seat. Robinson received 4,287 votes to Mueller’s 1,979.

Newcomer Robert Brown was elected over Phil Nix Jr. to the Place 4 seat being vacated by long-term Councilman Mike Ford.

Place 3 Incumbent Diana Brewer will face off in a runoff with challenger Jimmy Conyers. Brewer received 46 percent of the vote to Conyers’ 44 percent. Local businessman Murray “Bubba” Lawrence received 10 percent of the vote in that race.

Foley

The city council in Foley will not have any changes, as incumbent Rick Blackwell received 221 votes for Foley City Council Place 4, while Frances Holk-Jones received 207; only a 14-vote difference.

With one “under vote,” the total ballots counted in Foley was 429.

Gulf Shores

In Gulf Shores’ only contested race, retired firefighter Gary Sinak edged out Realtor Kevin Corcoran 535-507. It was Sinak’s first foray into the political arena.

“It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for 20 years, I just had to wait until I retired off the fire department,” Sinak said. “I gave it my best shot to let people know about me and the citizens came through in a close race. I’m happy, I’m really excited and it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.”

Loxley

Jeffrey Knight topping William Ervin by an unofficial vote count of 100 to 57 for 63.7 percent of the vote in the Place 2.

Mayor Billy Middleton and council members Richard Lee Wilson, Place 1; Katherine Breeden, Place 3; Mayor Pro Tem Richard Teal, Place 4; and Kasey Childress, Place 5; retained their seats with no opposition in Loxley.

Magnolia Springs

Magnolia Springs’ municipal election proved that every vote counts.

For the mayor’s seat, Bob Holk beat Jim Gaines by one vote: 135 to 134.

There were no provisional ballots and all absentee ballots were counted.

Town Council Place 2 went to Donna Esslinger with 149 votes over Harry Dwyer with 119 votes.

Perdido Beach

In November, an entirely new town council will take a seat in Perdido Beach.

Kae Hamilton will replace Patsy Parker as mayor, defeating Andy Holk, 144 to 82.

Kurtis Gary Kiefer will take the Place 1 seat over Christi Koehle, 140 to 89. The only incumbent, Gary Fishbein, was defeated by Steve Love, by 100 votes, 164 to 64.

Thomas Bloxham received 138 votes for Place 3, while Robert Gross received 91.

Andrew Stewart will be the new Place 4 town council position in November with 138 votes, beating Pam Kitchens who had 89 votes.

Priscilla Condon, who previously held the seat of Place 4, was defeated for the Place 5 seat in Perdido Beach by Oliver L. Guilford, 136 to 86.

Robertsdale

Charles Murphy fended off Roger Booth again in the Robertsdale mayoral race, with preliminary totals of 473 to 217 for 68.6 percent of the vote.

It was much closer in the race for the Place 4 council seat as incumbent Brent Kendrick defeated Tim Brown, by a preliminary count of just 63 votes (54.6 percent) 372 to 309.

Mayor Pro-Tem Joe Kitchens, Place 1; Sue Cooper, Place 2; Ruthie Campbell, Place 3; and Paul Hollingsworth, Place 5; were unopposed in Robertsdale.

Silverhill

In one of the closest races of the day unofficial totals indicate that Mayor Tim Wilson won by just eight votes, 106 (52 percent) to 98 over town council member Shirley Stephens.

Former town council member Steve Brooks will take over the Place 5 seat vacated by Stephens, garnering over 66 percent of the vote, according to unofficial totals, defeating educator Rebel Hill 134 to 68, while in Place 2, preliminary totals show that former superintendent of utilities Steve Williams got 71.5 percent of the vote over Alan Norden, 143 to 57, after Mike Allegri Jr. chose not to seek re-election.

Tonie Norden will take over Silverhill’s Place 1 spot, vacated by Bert Jones, while incumbents Jared Lyles, Place 3; and Wayne Gruenloh, Place 4; were elected unopposed.

Spanish Fort

In Spanish Fort, incumbent Councilwoman Mary Brabner fended off a challenge from Trisha Johnston. Brabner had 206 votes to Johnston’s 138.

Allison Woodham, Cliff McCollum, Crystal Cole, John Mullen and John Underwood contributed to this report.