Election 2007 wrap-up


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Election 2007 wrap-up

Totals from the November 6 general election reveal no close races on the county or district front.

Chancery clerk – Chuck Thomas, 5,863; Tim Wilson, 1,249.
Coroner – James R. Anderson, 4,787; Bobby Watson, 1,815.
Supervisor, District 1 – Willie Flemon Jr., 832; Scott Foster, 417.
Supervisor, District 5 – Ronnie Joe Bennett, 1,447; Edward Overall, 582.
Constable, North District – Johnny Fitch, 2,085; George W. Kahrs, 687.

Unopposed in Marshall County races were Lucy Carpenter, circuit clerk; Shirley Byers, county attorney; Kenny Dickerson, sheriff; Juanita M. Dillard, tax assessor; Betty Byrd, tax collector; Don Randolph, superintendent of education; Eddie Dixon, supervisor, District 2; Keith Taylor, supervisor, District 3; George Zinn III, supervisor, District 4; justice court judge North, Eugene Brown Jr.; justice court judge South, Ernest Cunningham; constable South, Don Cothern.

State Senate, District 2

in Marshall County, Bill Stone, 4,142; Ralph Doxey, 3,007.
in Tippah County, Bill Stone, 2,128; Ralph Doxey, 1,479.
in Benton County, Bill Stone, 1,703; Ralph Doxey, 610.
Totals, Bill Stone, 7,973; Ralph Doxey, 5,096.

State House, District 5

in Marshall County, Kelvin Buck, 2,885; James R. Dunworth, 1,184.
in Benton County, Kelvin Buck, 269; James R. Dunworth, 54.
Totals, Kelvin Buck, 3,154; James R. Dunworth, 1,238.

State House, District 13

in Marshall County, Jack Gadd, 1,559; John Helmert, 621.
in Union County, Jack Gadd, 232; John Helmert, 114;
in Lafayette County, John Helmert, 728; Jack Gadd, 689.
in Benton County, Jack Gadd, 1,468; John Helmert, 408.
Totals, Jack Gadd, 3,948; John Helmert, 1,871.

Other district, state races

Marshall County totals

Public Service Commissioner Northern District – Brandon Presley, 4656; Mabel Murphree, 2021.
Governor – John Eaves Jr., 3,587; Haley Barbour, 3,570.
Lieutenant Governor – Jamie Franks Jr., 3,810; Phil Bryant, 3,192.
Secretary of State – Rob Smith, 4,175; Delbert Hosemann, 2,625.
Attorney General – Jim Hood, 4,728; Al Hopkins, 2,176.
State Auditor – Mike Sumrall, 4,360; Stacey Pickering, 2,416.
State Treasurer – Shawn O’ Hara, 3,941; Tate Reeves, 2,766.
Commissioner of Agriculture – Rickey Cole, 3,870; Lester Spell, 2,520; Paul Leslie Riley, 352.
Commissioner of Insurance – Gary Anderson, 4,191; Mike Chaney, 2,832.

Winners in those district and state races were Brandon Presley, Haley Barbour, Phil Bryant, Delbert Hosemann, Jim Hood, Stacey Pickering, Tate Reeves, Lester Spell and Mike Chaney.

Unopposed on the ballot were Bill Minor, transportation commissioner Northern District; Ben Creekmore, district attorney District 3; and Tommy Woods, State House District 52.

Stone leaving mayoral seat for Senate

A special election will be scheduled soon in Ashland to elect a new mayor.

Bill Stone turned in his resignation November 7, the date after he won the State Senate District 2 race. Stone has served as mayor six and a half years. His resignation will be effective December 1.

The mayor’s office will officially be declared vacant during the next Ashland town board meeting on December 4.

A special election will be set in no less than 30 days and no more than 45 days from that date.

Possible dates, according to Stone, will be January 8 or January 15. An interim mayor will also likely be appointed in the December 4 meeting. Vice mayor is Sandra Gresham.

The newly-elected mayor will serve two and a half years of the unexpired term.

The next townwide election will be held in June 2009.

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