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RESULTS: Hamilton County Primary Elections

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Hamilton County Commission

District 1

With 95.8 percent of precincts reporting

Laura Oakley – R 510

Fred Skillern – R 1,183

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District 2

With 96.2 percent of precincts reporting

Richard Casavant – R 1,051

Jim Fields – R 1,263

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District 3

With 95.5 percent of precincts reporting

Jim Coppinger – R 1,313

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District 4

With 95.7 percent of precincts reporting

Debbie Gaines – D 99

Warren Mackey – D 762

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District 5

With 95.3 percent of precincts reporting

Greg Beck – D 1,260

Bernie Miller – D 635

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District 6

Democrat and Republican advance to the Aug. 5 general election.

With 95.8 percent of precincts reporting

John Brooks – D 263

Joe Graham – R 408

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District 7

With 94.7 percent of precincts reporting

Gordon Anderson – R 316

Larry Henry – R 1,341

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District 8

Republican winner will face Democrat Kenny Smith in Aug. 5 general election

With 94.7 percent of precincts reporting

Tim Boyd – R 581

Jack Martin – R 376

Kenny Smith – D 382

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District 9

With 94.7 percent of precincts reporting

Chester Bankston – R 1,262

Gary Neil – R 842

Richard Tornquist – R 168

John C. Turner – R 153

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Hamilton County Mayor

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

Claude Ramsey – R 9,991

Richard Rankin – R 1,567

Basil Marceaux – R 392

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Hamilton County Trustee

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

Bill Hullander – R 7,509

Carl Levi – R 4,634

August 5 Races – No primary opponent

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Hamilton County Sheriff

With 99.3.0 percent of precincts reporting

Lloyd (Bodie) Clendenen-D 2,759

Jim Hammond – R 10,886

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Hamilton County Clerk

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

R. Chester Heathington Jr. – R 7,703

W.F. “Bill” Knowles – D 4,168

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Hamilton County Juvenile Court Clerk

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

Gary Behler – R 8,148

Ron Swafford – D 4,143

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Hamilton County Register of Deeds

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

Jeff Brown – D 3,401

Pam Hurst – R 9,493

Unopposed on May 4

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Circuit Court Clerk

With 99.3 percent of precincts reporting

Paula T. Thompson – D 3,724

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Criminal Court Clerk

With 99.0 percent of precincts reporting

Gwen Tidwell – D 3,794