Miller wins 4th term in landslide
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Miller won re-election with 2,415 votes, compared to Independent 5th District Commissioner Michael Martin who placed second with 221 votes, just ahead of Republican candidate Gerry Riley who garnered 211 votes.
Miller’s landslide win comes on the heels of a lopsided win in February when she defeated two contenders in the Democratic primary. This year marked the first time Miller has faced opposition for her job.
“I appreciate the people having confidence in me,” said Miller. “I worked hard in both races. I worked as hard as the first time I ran. I don’t take any race for granted.”
While not winning by a huge margin like Miller, Bill Yancy was able to make it an 0-for-2 effort for Republicans Thursday by defeating Republican opponent Jack Holland for the 5th District County Commission seat in the only other contested local race.
Yancy won with 159 votes to 100 for Holland. Yancy enjoyed somewhat of an incumbent status as he has been filling the seat vacated by the retirement of Dennis Waggoner after being appointed the seat in an interim role.
The last local race of the evening was no race at all as three candidates for the school board ran unopposed. Edd Cantrell of the 2nd District and Bob Young of the 4th District were returned without opposition. In the 6th District, newcomer John Luther Turner was elected without opposition after incumbent David Sneed chose not to run for re-election.
The limited local races combined with the noncompetitive state and federal primaries to produce a low turnout, with just 14 percent of Warren County’s registered voters bothering to go to the polls. Almost half of everyone who voted in the elections, cast their ballots early.