Just like Super Bowl MVPs, a victorious Mike Fowlkes is going to Disney World.

Actually, Fowlkes cut his family vacation short to the popular destination to return for Tuesday’s election results. He’ll fly back to Orlando, Fla., today.

In the meantime, he accepted congratulatory handshakes from supporters and well-wishers at the Cherokee County Election Commission headquarters Tuesday night after capturing the Republican nomination for the Cherokee County Council District 2 seat.

Despite three other challengers, including incumbent Bailey Humphries, Fowlkes tallied just enough votes to avoid a runoff. Fowlkes received 1,071 votes — or 51 percent of the total ballots cast.

Humphries, seeking his third term, finished a distant third with 429 votes. Local businessman Jimbo Martin was second with 516 votes. Tom Harrill got 75 votes.

Fowlkes, who is presently employed as a security guard for Duke Energy after working for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, said his grassroots campaign of addressing issues to move the county forward struck a chord with voters.

“I will continue to talk to the residents of District 2 and address all their issues in a progressive and proactive manner,” Fowlkes said.

A gracious Humphries wished Fowlkes well.

“We got a good guy coming in,” Humphries said.

However, before Fowlkes secures Humphries’ seat, he must defeat Democrat Jonathan Blanton in the November general election.

In the other contested council race, incumbent Charles Mathis held off a strong challenge from Terry Medley in the Republican Party primary to win a seventh term for his District 5 seat. Mathis, a longtime Democrat who changed his party affiliation this spring, has no Democrat opposition in November.

Mathis, who received 52 percent of the vote, said his reputation as a staunch fiscal conservative was a factor, especially in the midst of a downturn in the economy.

“I will continue to pursue that course,” he said.

Another incumbent won re-election Tuesday when Josh Queen beat challenger Amy Wyatt in the Republican Party primary to capture his second full term as county Probate Judge.

Queen won easily with 61 percent of the vote.

It was the first time the popular Queen had opposition.

“Obviously, there was a lot more work,” Queen said. “You have to make sure you get out your support.”

And those supporters like the job he’s doing.

“Everybody who deals with our office talks about how good a job we do,” he said.