JAMES WOOD

Staff Writer

With a 4,031 voter turnout, these are the results from the contested races during the May 5 Local Primary election. The following metrics are yet to be certified by the Election Commission and remain unofficial as of the writing of this article.

County Mayor Republican Primary:

(53.00%) Chad Fletcher – 1,705 votes

(32.48%) Ally Puckett – 1,045 votes

(12.40%) James Sloan – 399 votes

(2.11%) Write in – 68 votes

Assessor of Property Republican Primary:

(60.07%) Emily Redd Hodges – 1,975 votes

(39.75%) Drew Reed – 1,307 votes

(0.18%) Write in – 6 votes

County Commission District 1 Republican Primary:

(39.95%) Jared Featherstone – 513 votes

(30.61%) Eric Maddox (incumbent) – 393 votes

(28.82%) Mark A. McBryant – 370 votes

(0.63%) Write in – 8 votes

County Commission District 5 Republican Primary:

(91.13%) Brent E. Smith – 452 votes

(8.87%) Write in – 44 votes

County Commission District 7 Republican Primary:

(50.43%) John Boutwell (incumbent) – 117 votes

(48.71%) Jason Boyette (incumbent) – 113 votes

(0.86%) Write in – 2 votes

All other positions up for election were unopposed for both the Republican and Democratic parties, including Republican Nikia Elliott for Sheriff, Incumbent Republican Tonya Davis for County Trustee, Incumbent Republican Michelle Murray for Circuit Court Clerk, Incumbent Democrat Johnny Reed for Register of Deeds and Democrat Patrick Coreno for County Commission District 3.