Senator Mae Beavers to Face George McDonald in November General Election

State Senator Mae Beavers won her GOP primary fight against challengers Susan Lynn and Gordon Borck Thursday while in the Democratic Primary George McDonald of Smith County defeated Sam Hatcher and Aubrey Givens.

In DeKalb County Senator Beavers, with 923 votes, carried all sixteen precincts as well as the early voting/absentees. Lynn had 431 votes and Borck picked up 84 votes.

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McDonald, with 530 votes, carried nine of the sixteen precincts including Belk, Blue Springs, the Church of Christ Annex, Dowelltown, Elementary School, Johnson's Chapel, Keltonburg, Liberty, and Rock Casttle. He also had a majority of the early votes/absentees

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Givens, with 452 votes, carried the Courthouse, Edgar Evins State Park, Middle School, and Snow Hill.

Road Supervisor Kenny Edge Wins Sixth Term

Republican Road Supervisor Kenny Edge won a sixth term in the General Election Thursday beating Democratic challenger James D. (Jimmy) Sprague.

Edge carried every precinct except Snow Hill (66 to 64) and received a total of 2,204 votes (63.37%) to 1,274 (36.63%) for Sprague. Edge also carried early voting/absentees.

A total of 3,816 people voted in the Thursday elections including 2,341 on election day and 1,474 during early voting or by absentee paper ballot.

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Meanwhile, in the school board races, second district member Charles L. Robinson and Incumbent Kenny Rhody in the third district were winners while Billy S. Miller won the fourth district seat.

Robinson defeated Jerry Wayne Johnson 279 votes (52.4%) to 253 (47.56%)

Rhody won with 257 votes (54.6%) beating Johnathan Willoughby who received 213 votes (45.32%).