Election results from the 2016 Primary Elections are in and with many candidates running within the same parties, most of the local elections are now over for this year. The elections results are as follows:

District Attorney

Richard Milam (I) 2385 votes (63.65%)
Jonathan Adams 1362 votes (36.35%)

Although Milam won in Butts County, he did not win the overall circuit which includes Butts, Lamar and Monroe County. Adams will be sworn in as the new District Attorney in January. In the overall three counties, the breakdown was:

Richard Milam (I) 4223 votes (47.42%)
Jonathan Adams 4683 votes (52.58%)

Sheriff

Gary Long (I) 2967 votes (76%)
Al Duke 937 votes (26%)

With no Democrats running, Sheriff Long is re-elected

County Commissioner District 1

Ken Rivers 570 votes (55.18%)
Tom Eads 180 votes (17.42%)
Syd Howell 166 votes (16.07%)
Doug King 117 votes (11.33%)

Since all candidates ran as Republicans with no Democrats running, Ken Rivers will be the new commissioner for District 1. Since he received over 50% of the vote on the first ballot, he will not go to a runoff election.

County Commissioner District 2

Robert Henderson (I) ran as a Democrat and received 100% of the Democratic vote
Wren J. Ward ran as a Republican and received 100% of the Republican vote

Both will go on to the general election in November.

Board of Education District 4

Clifford Marshall (I) 337 votes (60.61%)
Valencia White-Jordan 217 votes (39.03%)

This seat is non-partisan, therefore Clifford Marshall is re-elected to the Board of Education.

UNCONTESTED RACES

Board of Education District 3-K.S. Raney
County Commissioner District 5-Russ Crumbley
Superior Court Judge-Bill Fears
Probate Judge Betsy Biles
Chief Magistrate Rebecca Pitts
Coroner Ralph Wilson
Surveyor Andy Williams