|Photo by Emma Delk| Eugene Saunders celebrated his win at the Marshall County Courthouse on Tuesday night.

Incumbent Eugene Lee Saunders successfully defended his Third Ward Moundsville city council seat against Mandy Weese and Coty Rogerson.

Unofficial vote totals from the Marshall County Board of Elections on Tuesday night saw Saunders receive 382 votes, taking 48.85% of the total vote, defeating Rogerson, who had 25.58% with 200 votes, and Weese, who had 24.94% with 195 votes. Five write-in votes were also cast.

Saunders said he did “pretty good for the number of votes in Moundsville.”

“The people realize that I care for all these people here in Moundsville, and I appreciate their votes,” Saunders said. “I’m gonna try to live up to what is expected of me.”

Saunders said he would continue to work on paving more streets in his ward and hiring more policemen for the city.

“I think we definitely need more policemen because we get crowned as building up specific drugs and everything else going around here,” Saunders said. “That’s one thing I am passionate about fighting for.”