Tuesday primaries in Brookhaven guaranteed three candidates a seat at the city board, one of them a new face to elected office.

Fletcher Grice triumphed over opponent Martha Arrington in Ward Five’s Republican primary. Facing no general election opponents, Grice will take the seat currently held by D.W. Maxwell, who is running for mayor.

Familiar faces will also be returning to city government. Two incumbents saved their seat at the table by staving off challengers Tuesday night.

Ward Three incumbent Mary Wilson defeated Democratic primary opponents Ramon Johnson and Lennie Lewis-Bracey with a commanding majority.

Incumbent Shirley Estes of Ward Four triumphed over challenger Danny Keene with a similar margin of victory.

In Ward Five, Grice, who unsuccessfully ran against Maxwell in 2009, defeated Arrington with 212 votes to Arrington’s 153, 58 percent to almost 42 percent.

“I was nervous all the way up to the end,” Grice said Tuesday night after his victory was clear.

He offered thanks to his opponent for running a clean campaign and pledged to begin preparing himself to take office.

He said he’s ready for the learning curve.

“I’m going to do a little more listening at first,” Grice said.

Grice, who will take office in July, added that problems in annexed areas of the city would be near the top of his priority list.

The Ward Three incumbent Wilson earned a strong share of the votes; she received 66 percent, 339 votes, to Johnson’s 23 percent, 121 votes, and Lewis-Bracey’s 9 percent, 50 votes.

With well above 50 percent of the votes, Wilson avoided the possibility of a runoff in the race.

Following her victory, Wilson directed her thanks toward two places.

“I want to thank the Lord and give him all the glory and the praise,” she said.

“I thank the people of Ward Three for coming back out and re-electing me and putting their trust in me,” she added.

Wilson said she’ll continue to bring the issues and concerns of her constituents to the board and fight for a better quality of life in Brookhaven. She’s held her seat since 2004.

Estes grabbed re-election with a sizable majority in a ward with comparatively large turnout. Voters supported Estes by a margin of about 63 percent, 497 votes, to Keene’s 36’s percent, 283 votes.

“It really has been a privilege,” Estes said of her time in office. “I love Brookhaven and its people.”

It’s that love that motivates her to continue serving as an elected official, the Ward Four alderman said.

“I love helping people, especially people who can’t help themselves,” said Estes, who has represented Ward Four since 2004.

In Ward Two, Terry Bates cruised to a seventh term with no opposition.