Tisbury selectman Jeff Kristal narrowly survived the challenge from Tom Pachico, 461 votes to 449 in Tuesday’s election.

It was the second close victory for Mr. Kristal over Mr.Pachico. Three years ago, as the challenger, he ended Mr.Pachico’s nine-year run on the board, by a margin of just 14 votes.

This time, it was only 12.

Tisbury voters also decided two ballot questions which would have increased town property taxes, decisively rejecting both of them.

The first will be particularly problematic for town officials; it sought $85,000 to fund collective bargaining and contract settlements with employees.

The other questions sought $100,000 to begin putting aside for Tisbury’s currently-unfunded liabilities for post-employment benefits — mainly health insurance costs, for town workers.