The Wiregrass Votes: The races
Published: August 26, 2008
Updated: August 27, 2008
Abbeville
Mayor
Ryan Blalock 462
Rhett Taylor* 337
Carl D. Ingram 31
District 1
Henry Murry* 47
Terry Allums 87
District 3
Greg Grimsley* 67
Dorothy Baker 52
District 5
Betty Edge Yoder 139
Clifton Townsend 35
Enterprise
District One
Bill Cooper-158
Vernetta DeRamus-131
Larry Greenwood-52
District Two
Tommy Johnson Jr.-324
Richard Moore-87
Gerald E. Dube II-101
District Three
Kirk Donaldson-338
Garland “Shag” Laprade-210
City of Elba
(Includes absentee votes)
Mayor
*James Grimes - 527
Stephen Boggs - 374
District 1
* Tom Hooks - 102
John Larry “Popcorn” Gilbert - 71
District 2
Mary Gray - 108
Tommy Skinner - 212
District 3 - (Run-off)
Hillary Herbert Culver - 69
* Mike McKee - 64
Terry Hudson - 57
Town of Kinston
Mayor
Heflin Smith - 110
Robert Shaffer - 27
Council 2
Susan White - 93
Bill Mullins - 42
Council 5
* Viola Shaffer - 47
Gayle “Pops” Gist - 85
Town of New Brockton - Includes absentee votes
Mayor
(Run-Off)
Lenwood Herron - 153
Rodger Harrison - 163
Trenton Smith - 43
District 1
Billy Tindol - 27
Lee Etta Edwards - 28
District 3
* Cal Donnia Howard - 21
Doug Pittman - 78
District 4
Mack Moon - 20
Jack Young - 40
Newton:
Jean Watson (incumbent) 103
Ted Stanford 188
Derrill Speller 37
District 1
Jerry Boyd (no one ran against)
District 2
Incumbent Dennis Lee 48
Allen Cole 16
District 3
Jeffery Jordan (no one ran against)
District 4
Lehman Irby 88
Lamar Bright 35
Ashford
Mayor:
S.G. (Guy) Bruner Jr. 99
Norman (Rusty) Burgess 222
Edd Gilmore 41
John W. Massey 113
Runoff between Burgess and Massey
City Council
Place 1:
Ronnie Whitehead (I) unopposed
Place 2:
Bob Key unopposed
Place 3:
Alan Anderson 173
Carole Barfield 266
Place 4:
Becky Alloway 82
Debra Crosby 114
Larry Etheridge 156
Denise Fowler 101
Runoff between Crosby and Etheridge.
Place 5:
John McCoy (I) 329
Kerrie Strano 131
Gordon .
One race, mayor
Mayor:
Charles Dismuke (I) 109
Elbert Melton 31
All unopposed.
Place 1: W.J. Dean (I)
Place 2: Randy Saffold (I)
Place 3: Catherine Langford (I)
Place 4: no one filed
Kenneth Rump (I) didn’t meet the filing deadline but will ask the mayor to appoint him.
Place 5: Vera Smith (I)
Cowarts
Mayor:
Randy Roland (I) 115
Loyce Davis —27
All others unopposed….
Seat One: Jerry W. Rogers (I)
Seat Two: Sheree Braswell
Seat Three: Wallace Odom (I)
Seat Four: Noel Deese (I)
Seat Five: Chad Anderson (I)
Daleville
Mayor
Ralph Chalker 239
Wess Etheredge 439
Charles O’Neal 97
Rhayce Tucker 12
Council
Cinda Fisher 240
Martha Gallo 372
Aaron Jones 340
Katheryne Maggwood 354
Scott Moore 418
Linda Heffner 338
Bob Slagle 446
Alan Souders 444
Claudia Wigglesworth 467
Ozark
Mayor
Billy Blackwell 1926
Andy gilland 1694
Lynda webb 152
Place 1
Stephanie Hoban 1817
Joe Outlaw 1879
Place 2
Mike Barefield
Place 3
Jerry “Red” Crittenden 955
Jerome Dudley 1045
Ronnie Helms 601
Wayne North 454
Gary West 207
James Willis 378
Place 4
Mark Blankenship 2165
Winston Jackson 1546
Place 5
Stanley Enfinger 2377
Patty Meek 906
Timothy Chad Murphy 374
Pinckard
Mayor
Fred Mcnab 145
Debra Sullivan 80
Ward 1
Sherman Benton 23
Arthur Preston 32
Ward 2
Foyel D. Brunson 33
Patricia Casey 28
Ward 3
Jimmy Young
Ward 4
Norman McKnight
Ward 5
Chris Hartzog 12
Charles Weed 30
Town of Columbia
Mayor:
Rhuben (Ben) Armstrong —7
Larry Carter—93
Sandra Lovett—166
Jimmy Shoemaker—53
Councilman District 1:
Bobby E. Clemmons—30
Charlie Lane (I)—25
Councilman District 2:
Addie M. Buze (I)—27
Gale Jackson Smith—11
Councilman District 3:
Scott Gamble (I)—11
Allison (Paige) Ingram—19
Elliott A. Whitton—44
Councilman District 4:
Kenny Lewis Jr.—40
Mark Swords – 34
Councilman District 5: unopposed
Rhonda B. Freeman (I)
Newville
Mayor
Kent Widdon 216
Ricky Allen 67
Sue Williams 6
Unopposed
Carol Jones
Bubba Kirkland
Napoleon Bradley
Wilbur McKay
Jerome Thomas
Midland City
Mayor
Rickey Cook – 21
Charles “Chick” Gary – 165
James Rhinehart – 9
Virgil Skipper – 160
Lamar “The Shrimp Man” Spence – 79
Eddie Foy Wesley – 64
Place 1
Edward Baker – 61
Josh O. Cook – 18
Clarence Shirah – 31
Allen Stoudemire – 0
Shannon E. Trail – 3
Place 4
Rosalie P. Bryant – 31
Don Parker – 46
Place 5
Dennis Mathews* - 33
Marcine McKnight – 32
Level Plains
Mayor
Debra Ainsworth – 124
Tyrus Waters* - 185
Place 3
Willie Reynolds – 144
Ronnie L. Thompson – 161
Place 5
Charles “Lindy” Linderman – 120
Greg Swim – 167
Napier Field
Mayor
Greg Ballard – 75
Paul Phillips – 21
Headland
Mayor:
Ray Marler 698
Reuben Shelley* 411
DIST 1
John Glover*
DIST 2
Jody Singleton 146
Roger Mixson 122
DIST 3
Steve Watson* 94
Eric Knight 102
John Mellown 132
Runoff between Mellown and Knight Oct. 7
DIST 4
Benton Beasley*
DIST 5
Kendrick Spurling 57
Nancy Gary 45
Mary Ethel Williams 41
Runoff between Spurling, Gary
Cottonwood
***NOTE: Cottonwood results are not final, as provisional ballots will be counted on Sept. 2.
Mayor
Lomax Smith * 178
Dorothy Long 117
District 1
Clifton Truitt Sr.
District 2
James Earl
Coachman
District 3
Drena Weaver
District 4
Todd Danford * 54
Ann “Doodle” 56
Adams
Michael Parson
District 5
Ken Hamilton * 21
Mary Ann Lundy 19
Taylor
Mayor
Joel H. Napier * 232
Robert Lamb 121
Place 1
Dana R.Watts *
Place 2
Larry Whiddon *
Place 3
David Shuemake * 86
Merritt Carothers 266
Place 4
Stanley J.“Stan” Casey * 139
Billy M. Snell Jr. 205
Place 5
Kenneth Thompson Sr. *
Webb
Mayor
Cindy Buie 48
Vicky Hunter 112
Lamar Ivey 76
Council (five at large seats)
Morgan Hicks * 29
Jasper Jackson * 19
Wesley McKenzie * 39
Rex Ard 75
Eddie Hamm 26
Danny Odom 35
Rob Tolar 9
Kinsey
Mayor
Jason Reneau
Council (at large)
Jason Cherry
Charles Douglas
John Laseter
Belinda McClantoc
Daniel Rich
Anthony Thomas
Joe Watson
Rehobeth
Mayor
Marty Collins * 98
Joe P.Collins 135
George Trotter 76
Place 1
Daniel M. Norris *
Place 2
Charles Crawford * 155
Norman Williamson 132
Place 3
Lisa P.Jones
Place 4
Charles M. Barthlemess
Place 5
Gary E. Enfinger
Madrid
Mayor
Elaine Williams
Council (at large)
Sara Elliott
Pauline Traylor
Lena Andress
Julius Snells *Incumbent
Malvern
Mayor
Carl Reggie Marsh 191
Jesse Scott (I) 165
City Council Place 1
Judy Cargill 59
Tom Vickers – 294
City council seat 3
Larry E. Boyett – 208
Joe Max King – 143
City Council Place 4
Emily Snellgrove (I) – 150
Norma Tindell – 189
City council place 5
Monya Aplin (I) 139
Milton Harris – 131
Kim McKinney 75
This race will result in a runoff because no candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote.
Geneva
Mayor
John Hughes 497
Winton Melton 553
Council seat 3
Ryan Tidwell – 51
Johnny Ray Smith 13
Jerry Crutchfield 77
City council seat 5
James Dixon 121
Paul Rose 136
City council seat 6
James Mixon Jr. (I)—66
Matthew Pate – 38
Slocomb
Mayor
Rob Hinson – 397
Vickie Moore (I) – 213
Joe T. Myles – 44
City Council seat 1
Melissa Bateman – 143
Lisa Sconiers 458
City council seat 3
Freda Johnson Carter – 223
Magdelene Segrest (I) – 403
City council seat 5
Frances Hatcher (I) – 244
Terry Hicks Reading— 385
Hartford
Mayor
Gene Brannon – 149
Ken Hales – 72
Jeff Sorrells – 279
Johnnie Yeomans – 96
This race will result in a runoff because no candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote.
Samson
Mayor
Horace Beagles – 39
Clay King (I) – 250
James L. Reeves – 85
Ronald Sorrells – 128
City council seat 4
Michael Miller (I) – 240
Hazel Odom—258
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