County executive to be decided Tuesday
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All 21 precincts will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday for people who did not exercise their early voting option. The precincts will remain open until 7 p.m. Election administrator Donna Yates is reminding voters to bring their voter registration card or some type of positive identification when they come to vote.
?We were hoping for around 5,000 to vote early, but the number who did, 4,709, is a record for early voting in a primary,? Yates said, noting the turnout is more than double those who voted early in the primaries back in 2002.
The primaries include both Democratic and Republican primaries, although there is no races contested in the local GOP primaries. There are five contested in the Democratic side for county-wide offices, with the county executive?s race to be determined by the primary. Incumbent Kenneth Rogers is being challenged by John Pelham and Hackett Lance.
Also on the ballot, Jackie Matheny is being challenged by former sheriff Kenny Taylor for the Democratic nomination.
For district attorney, newcomers Lisa Zavogiannis, Robert Newman and Phillip Clemons are vying to challenge incumbent Dale Potter in August.
For the office of trustee, Darlene Reagan Bryant, Anita Nunley, Donna Pelham and David E. Vandagriff are competing to take on fellow newcomer Kim Broom in August.
For county court clerk, Brent Brock, Rickey Elkins, Randy England, Chuck Mayfield, Jackie D. Pelham, Diane Elledge Starkey and Larry E. Terry are all competing to move on to face six more opponents in August.
The seventh county commission district will also be decided Tuesday as all five candidates are Democrats ? M.A. Bouldin, Tammie Gribble, David K. Grissom, Miles Snider and Herb L. Wright. There is also a contested commission race in the 8th District where the top two vote-getters between Clinton (Pee Wee) Hill, David G. Hill and Danice Taylor will advance to the August elections.
Those having questions on election day should call the election office at 473-5834. Election results will appear in Wednesday?s edition of the Southern Standard.