A Pound of Thoughts

Well, the wife and I had a good time at the George Co. Courthouse. The Chancery Clerk incumbent, Cammie Byrd (who is related to my wife - don’t ask me how), had a nice little spread of food and drinks for everyone in her office. It was my first time to attend a political rally, and it was interesting.

So, Election Day is over, and here are the results:

Governor (90% Precincts reporting)

1. Haley Barbour (R) (Inc) - 58% (376,761)
2. John Eaves (D) - 42% (268,396)

Lieutenant Governor (90% Precincts reporting)

1. Phil Bryant (R) - 59% (377,847)
2. Jamie Franks (D) - 41% (261,571)

Secretary of State (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Delbert Hosemann (R) - 58% (350,046)
2. Rob Smith (D) - 42% (250,405)

Attorney General (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Jim Hood (D) (Inc) - 60% (359,827)
2. Al Hopkins (R) - 40% (244,827)

Auditor (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Mike Sumrall (D) - 45% (267,667)
2. Stacey Pickering (R) - 55% (329,894)

Insurance Commissioner (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Mike Chaney (R) - 57% (342,999)
2. Gary Anderson (D) - 43% (260,277)

Treasurer (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Tate Reeves (R) (Inc) - 61% (361,284)
2. Shawn O’Hara (D) - 39% (232,782)

Agriculture Commissioner (87% Precincts reporting)

1. Lester Spell (R) (Inc) - 51% (302,584)
2. Paul Riley (C) - 7% (43,975)
3. Rickey Cole (D) - 42% (254,069)

Public Service Commissioner, Southern District (51% Precincts reporting)

1. Leonard Bentz (R) (Inc) - 50% (48,132)
2. Mike Collier (D) - 50% (47,384)

Transportation Commissioner, Southern District (67% Precincts reporting)

1. Larry Benefield (R) - 46% (91,899)
2. Wayne Brown (D) (Inc) - 54% (106,410)

Senate, District 43 (60% Precincts reporting)

1. Shannon Walley (R) (Inc) - 55% (5,225)
2. Tommy Dickerson (D) - 45% (4,318)

Sheriff, George County (100% Precincts reporting)

1. Otis Strickland (R) - 22% (1,109)
2. Garry Welford (D) (Inc) - 78% (3,927)

Circuit Clerk, George County (100% Precincts reporting)

1. Ralph Merritt (R) - 39% (1,979)
2. Chad Welford (D) - 61% (3,052)

Chancery Clerk, George County (100% Precincts reporting)

1. Cammie Byrd (D) (Inc) - 67% (3,344)
2. Bron Howell (R) - 33% (1,681)

Tax Assessor, George County (100% Precincts reporting)

1. Wilburn Bolen (D) (Inc) - 70% (3,528)
2. Lisa Hartley (R) - 30% (1,510)

Well, based on these results, I’m 13 out of 15 on my voting! Yeah!! I’ll let you guess as to which candidates that I voted for lost. I tell you, the Public Service Commissioner race is a heated one! Wow, look how close those results are! I guess I’ll have to wait till in the morning to find out the results. Well, I’m off to bed. Good night all!