Shannon Whitfield wins Walker County commissioner race by large margin
November 9, 2016 at 12:22 a.m.
| Updated November 9, 2016 at 1:14 a.m.
by
Tyler Jett
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on election day at the Rossville Civic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Rossville, Ga. Walker County voters cast their ballots in a race between commissioner candidates Perry Lamb, Shannon Whitfield, and Bebe Heiskell.
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Republican Shannon Whitfield has won the race for Walker County Commissioner.
Whitfield has received 16,959 of 23,305 votes counted, good for 72 percent of the vote. Independent Perry Lamb, who is in second place with 3,435 votes, has conceded the race.
Incumbent Bebe Heiskell has 2,911 votes. She did not return call seeking comment.
