Democrats are becoming scarcer on the Hamilton County Commission.
Republicans hold a 7-2 majority on the commission in the wake of Thursday’s elections, increasing their number by one.
Voters ousted incumbent District 6 Democratic Commissioner John Allen Brooks after one term and also rejected the better-funded Democrat Kenny Smith in the District 8 commission race.
Joe Graham in District 6, Tim Boyd in District 8, Jim Fields in District 2 and Chester Bankston in District 9 are the new Republicans on the commission.
Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey, who won re-election Thursday, also is a Republican.