Democrat and Republican voters chose their party nominees Tuesday for the nine important Hamilton County Commission seats that will be finally decided by voters in the August general election.
Here are the primary results:
District 1 — Commissioner Fred Skillern was the winner over Laura Oakley in the Republican primary. There was no Democrat primary candidate.
District 2 — James Fields defeated incumbent Commissioner Richard Casavant in the Republican primary. There was no Democrat candidate. Mr. Fields faces independent David Cantrell in August.
District 3 — Commissioner Jim Coppinger was the unopposed Republican primary winner. There was no Democrat candidate.
District 4 — Commissioner Warren Mackey won Democrat re-nomination over Debbie Gaines. There was no Republican candidate.
District 5 — Commissioner Greg Beck won Democrat re-nomination over Bernie Miller. There was no Republican candidate.
District 6 — Joe Graham won the Republican nomination with no opposition, while Democrat Commissioner John Allen Brooks won re-nomination with no opposition.
District 7 — Commissioner Larry Henry won Republican re-nomination over Gordon Anderson. There was no Democrat candidate.
District 8 — Tim Boyd won the Republican nomination over Jack Martin, while Kenny Smith won the Democrat nomination with no opposition. Independents Terry Turner and Jim Winters will also be in the August election.
District 9 — Chester Bankston won the Republican nomination over Gary Neil and Richard Tornquist. There was no Democrat candidate.
With six commission seats settled, there will be interesting contests in August for the three others.