ROWESVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Two incumbents who lost their seats on the Rowesville Town Council are challenging the results of this week's election.
The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that council members Deborah Bonnett and Carolyn Groom say there could have been a conflict of interest at work.
The Municipal Election Commission plans to hold a public hearing on the challenge on Friday.
Town Clerk Maralene Simpsons says the two unsuccessful candidates say that a poll worker may be a relative of one of the victorious candidates.
Groom fell one vote shy of tying one of the winning candidates, while Bonnett was two votes behind. Groom says she can't remember a Rowesville election ever being that close.
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