One of two newcomers will fill the Fayetteville City Council District 8 seat now held by Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor.

Shaun McMillan, a retired Army officer known for his community activism, will face entrepreneur Rodney E. Garvin in the Nov. 4 general election after the two were the top vote-getters in the Oct. 7 primary election . McMillan had 73.5% of the vote to Garvin's 20.31%, followed by Mahmoud A. (Travis) Hamed, who received 4.1% of the vote, and Robbie Poole, who received 2.09% of the vote.

With early voting in the general election starting Oct. 16, here's what to know about the two candidates, including how to reach them and how they responded to our candidate questionnaire.

Scroll to the end for links to our full election preview coverage.

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