Thus far results from Tuesday’s special election in Scotland Neck look good, Halifax County Board of Elections Supervisor Kristin Smith said.

The board of elections will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. to canvass the votes and no one has sent in paperwork challenging the outcome. Candidates in the special mayoral race have until Thursday to do so.

Raymond Watson collected 51 percent of the votes to become Scotland Neck’s new mayor, according to unofficial results.

Watson got 448 votes to incumbent James Mills’ 434.

Watson swept Mills in Precinct 2 voting by an 89 percent margin while the incumbent won in Precinct 1, collecting 86 percent of the votes.

Fifty-one percent of the town’s voters came out for the special election.

A new election was ordered after irregularities were found in the November mayoral election.