Council Member and Vice Mayor Gary Cloutier has been elected mayor of Vallejo according to the Solano County Registrar of Voters Office on Tuesday.

His victory, with only four votes ahead his opponent Osby Davis, was announced shortly after his public apology on Tuesday morning.

"I made a mistake that I deeply regret… I had too much to drink. ... I make no excuses, and I accept full responsibility for my actions. I have embarrassed myself, concerned my colleagues and disappointed my supporters. I deeply regret my actions, and apologize to the people I've let down, especially those who have worked so hard on my campaign. I want you to know this will not happen again. In the coming days, weeks and months, I promise to work hard to restore any confidence that may have been lost as a result of this incident," Cloutier said outside Vallejo City Hall, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Cloutier was arrested early Sunday morning after officers found him sitting alone in the driver’s seat of a friend’s Cadillac in Palm Springs. Palm Spring Sgt. Mitch Spike said that he was clearly under alcohol influence and was pulling out of his parking spot when being stopped. Someone who saw Courtier staggering out of Hunters bar and nightclub announced police. His Campaign manager Pam Keith said he had no intention to drive the Cadillac. However, Cloutier was not charged with an attempted DUI.

Cloutier had stayed inside the police office for five hours until he sobered up.

Cloutier gained the election with a total of 5,722 votes, while Davis earned 5,718 votes, according to results from the November 6 election. He was euphoric by the results, he said on a phone interview. He also added that he would not declare victory before the election is certified. If so, Cloutier becomes the first openly gay mayor in the Bay Area.

Real estate attorney, Davis, 62, who aimed to become to first African American mayor to rule the city, said the same day that he would ask for a recount due to slight difference between him and Courtier.

Davis did not criticize his opponent’s incident and said that people should “remember the good things that he’s done and give him the benefit of the doubt encountered courtier’s incident in good terms. An arrest does not equal guilt.”