Monroe City Council District 5 candidates headed to runoff election. What happens next?
The Monroe mayoral and city council elections were held on Saturday, with no clear winner yet announced for the District 5 council seat. A runoff between incumbent Kema Dawson and challenger Verbon Muhammad will be necessary to determine the winner.
Here's what happens next.
What is a runoff election?
A runoff election is common in primary elections where voters are choosing the candidates to run on the ballot for a particular political party but can also occur during general elections.
The purpose of the two-round system, or runoff election, is to ensure a winning candidate meets the required majority of votes.
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