FAIRFIELD, Ala (WIAT) – The city of Fairfield’s unofficial run-off election results show Herman Carnes Jr. won the mayoral race.

“This is a dream come true,” Carnes said.

Before throwing his hat in the ring for Fairfield mayor, Carnes has served as the city council president. But his time at city hall goes back to 1995.

“My father worked for Mayor Langford, and Mayor Langford took me under his wing when my dad passed,” Carnes said.

Langford gave Carnes his first job at Fairfield City Hall where he helped organize city events and learned what it meant to be a public servant.

“Regardless of what people thought of him, I saw what a servant actually looked like,” Carnes said. ”We’re here to serve the people, the citizens and business community with open armes to do things and make Fairfie

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