Seven Republican runoff victors will be decided on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Lamar County, including chancery clerk, supervisors in Districts 3 and 4, District 3 constable, and county surveyor. Winners will also be decided in two state House of Representatives’ races – Districts 87 and 106.
Voters who did not go to the polls on August 6 can vote on August 27, and have the option of voting Republican or Democrat. If you voted Republican on August 6, then you must vote Republican on Tuesday. If you voted as a Democrat on August 6, then you must vote Democrat on August 27. You can vote for candidates of either party in November.
In the election for Lamar County Chancery Clerk, Phillip D. Carlisle, who is leaving as District 4 supervisor, led the six-person field with 2,741 votes, or 22.31 percent. He was followed by Jamie Aultman with 2,643 votes or 21.52 percent.
Lamar County Chancery Clerk candidate Phillip D. Carlisle
Failing to make the runoff were John Hale with 2,395 votes (19.5 percent), trailed by Cheree Sanders (1,943 votes, 15.82 percent); Melissa Breazeale Love (1,494 votes, 12.16 percent), and Terry Jarrell (1,060, 8.63 percent).
Current Chancery Clerk Wayne Smith is retiring after his current term.
Lamar County Chancery Clerk candidate Jamie Aultman
In the race for District 3 Supervisor, Terry Bass is facing Larry Bracey in the runoff. Bass had 1,281 votes, or 48.99 percent, to lead Bracey (728, 27.84 percent). Robert Hedgepeth was third with 428 votes (16.37 percent), followed by James Smith with 176, 6.73 percent.
Lamar County Board of Supervisors President Joe Bounds is not running for re-election.
The District 4 Supervisor race, which Carlisle vacated to run for chancery clerk, was led by Mitch Brent with1,522 votes, or 43.36 percent. He will face Tony E. Shifalo Jr. in the runoff. Shifalo had 662 votes or 18.86 percent.
Also running in the District 4 supervisor election were Joshua Kent Grantham with 338 votes (9.63 percent), J. Robert Burge with 318 votes (9.06 percent), Eddie Thaggard with 301 votes (8.58 percent), Brian McPhail with 282 votes (8.03 percent), and Matthew L. Stuart with 87 (2.48 percent).
In the District 3 constable’s race, Scooter Coker and Lyn Thompson advance to the Aug. 27 runoff after Coker led the four-person race with 1,864 or 42.41 percent. Thompson had 1,060 votes or 24.12 percent.
Other candidates for District 3 constable included J.R. Daughdrill Sr. (1,016 votes, 23.12 percent) and Abner Keith (448 votes, 10.19 percent).
For Lamar County Surveyor, Marc A. Broome and Hunter Andrews will square off in the Republican runoff. Broome outdistanced Andrews and Jeremy Tynes with 4,604 votes for 40.88 percent. Andrews collected 4,416 votes or 39.21 percent. Tynes trailed with 2,228 votes to have 19.79 percent.
William E. “Billy” Andrews will face off against Joseph “Bubba” Tubb in the House District 87 Republican voting, while John Glen Corley and Jansen Owen are seeking the GOP victory in the House District 106 runoff.