The Lowndes County Board of Elections is reporting votes from all of the county’s 18 precincts have been counted.
The results are unofficial until certified over the next few days. Some provisional ballots may remain to be counted.
Current results for contested races are:
U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Democrat
Darrius Butler, 2,389
Vince Watkins, 546
Tax Commissioner, Republican
Rodney V. Cain (incumbent), 2,574
Clay Guess, 3,652
Coroner, Democrat
John “Big John” Hogan, 1,284
Latonya S. Gordon, 1,794
County Commission, District 5, Republican
Savannah Baker, 440
James Puckett, 969
David Sims, 779
Michael Smith, 1,496
Tommy Willis, 1,183
Judge, Superior Court, Southern Judicial Circuit
Jeremy Baker, 4,079
William Whitesell, 5,335
Lowndes Board of Education, District 5
Tessa Greene Carder, 196
Chelsea Carter, 164
Robert McGeehan (incumbent), 438
Lowndes Board of Education, District 7
Chris Buescher, 503
Larry Godwin, 183
G. Edward “Eddie” Smith (incumbent), 322
Southern Regional Commission Transportation Investment Act
Yes, 4,945
No, 4,624