Election roundup: Morgan and DeKalb counties to hold runoff for commission races

HUNTSVILLE – Incumbents carried the day in most races across the Tennessee Valley in Tuesday’s primary elections.

However, there also was a skin-of-their-teeth race in Madison County and runoffs will be held in two DeKalb County and Morgan County commission races, due to candidates not receiving a majority of the votes.

In DeKalb County, challenger Brent Rhodes pulled 40.71% of the vote over incumbent Commissioner Terry Harris’ 35.72% to force a runoff.

The Morgan County Commission District 3 race saw incumbent Commissioner Don Stisher receive 38.86% of the vote, ahead of Matthew Frost with 32.89%.

The closest primary race of the day took place in the Libertarian primary for Madison County Commission chairman. Alan Barksdale (50.34%) held off Jason Clark (49.66%) by just two votes, 148-146, to take the party’s nomination in the Nov. 5 general election.

As expected, there was a low turnout statewide with just 16.69% of the state’s 320,723 registered voters casting ballots.

Below are the unofficial results.

• DeKalb County Commission District 3 (GOP)
  Brent Rhodes – 40.71% (1,045)
  Terry Harris (i) – 35.72% (917)
  Scott Westbrook – 23.57% (605)
• DeKalb County Superintendent (GOP)
  Wayne Lyles – 58.9% (5,312)
  Heath Kirby – 41.1% (3,706)
• DeKalb County School Board District 3 (GOP)
  Carol Heitt – 63.1% (1,221)
  Carolyn Stieffel – 36.9% (714)
• DeKalb County School Board District 4 (GOP)
  Monty Darwin – 65.82% (1,163)
  Tyler Ward – 34.18% (604)
• Jackson County Commission District 3 (GOP)
  AJ Buckner (i) – 63.64% (4,108)
  Hugh Lewis Jr. – 36.36% (2,347)
• Lauderdale County Commission District 2 (GOP)
  Todd Nix – 62.73% (3,858)
  Wesley Smith – 37.27% (2,292)
• Lauderdale County School Board District 3 (GOP)
  Randy Burns – 56.87% (4,588)
  Anita Haddock Olbon – 43.13% (3,479)
• Lawrence County School Board District 2 (GOP)
  Kesha Bradford Weatherby – 55.21% (593)
  Brent Vandiver – 44.79% (481)
• Lawrence County School Board District 5 (GOP)
  Kenny Hood – 52.1% (483)
  Kelly Davenport – 47.9% (44)
• Limestone County School Board District 7 (GOP)
  Warren Herring – 61.25% (836)
  Earl Glaze – 38.75% (529)
• Limestone County Circuit Court Clerk (GOP)
  Kelly Davis – 51.75% (6,484)
  Marge Bishop – 32.16% (4,030)
  Lacy Beth McMunn – 16.09% (2,016)
• Madison County Probate Judge (Libertarian)
  Jeffrey Johnson – 59.73% (175)
  John Bruce – 40.27% (118)
• Madison County Commission Chairman (Libertarian)
  Alan Barksdale – 50.34% (148)
  Jason Clark – 49.66% (146)
• Madison County Commission District 1 (Libertarian)
  Mark Jean – 57.69% (30)
  Justin Weil – 42.31% (22)
• Madison County Commission District 3 (GOP)
  Craig Hill (i) – 59.66% (5,995)
  Dusty Yarbrough – 40.34% (3,995)
• Madison County Commission District 6 (Democrat)
  Violet Edwards (i) – 74.95% (2,020)
  JesHenry Malone – 25.05% (675)
• Madison County School Board District 2 (GOP)
  Wes Jones – 57.94% (1,964)
  Adrian Bone – 29.71% (1,007)
  Mark Cowherd – 12.36% (419)
• Marshall County Circuit 27 Place 3 Judge (GOP)
  Matt Elliott – 71.94% (8,325)
  John Paul Burson – 28.06% (3,247)
• Morgan County Commission District 3 (GOP)
  Don Stisher (i)- 38.86% (5,673)
  Matthew Frost – 32.89% (4,802)
  Gary Livingston – 28.25% (4,124)
• Morgan County Commission District 4 (GOP)
  Greg Abercrombie (i) – 65.11% (9,260)
  Keith Allison – 20.61% (2,931)
  Charles Pitman – 14.28% (2,031)
• Morgan County School Board District 5 (GOP)
  Geoff Halbrooks – 74.93% (5,665)
  Jimmy Dobbs (i) – 25.07% (1,895)