The Caldwell County Board of Elections certified the results of last week's vote in the area's eight municipalities during a canvassing process Tuesday that produced no major changes.

The two tightest races - Village of Cedar Rock mayor and the final slot on the Gamewell Town Council - were not affected. Caldwell County Board of Elections Director Sandy Rich added that none of the races was within state recount guidelines.

Cedar Rock Mayor George Robinson maintained his six-vote lead over challenger Rose Reighard, with Robinson holding at 78 votes and Reighard with 72.

Meanwhile, Gamewell Town Council incumbents Dennis Mackie and Cecil Triplett both picked up three votes, leaving Mackie's lead at eight votes. Mackie totaled 247 votes, while Triplett had 238. Newcomer Wilford Beane wound up as the leading vote-getter with 345 votes, followed by incumbent Hunter "Pedro" Crump with 342.

In the Lenoir City Council election, incumbent Joe Gibbons remained top vote-getter, adding four votes to finish at 1,074. He was followed by incumbent David Stevens (993 votes), newcomer Ron Stilwell (987) and incumbent Lewis Price (737).

Turnout in the municipalities was 13.59 percent, with 3,469 of the 25,523 registered voters casting ballots.

Election season will resume in February with filing scheduled for a host of notable races, including Caldwell County Sheriff, two seats on the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina State House of Representatives and North Carolina State Senate.

Party primaries are slated for May of next year, with early voting set to begin in April.