Election Day is today: Here is a list of candidates running for Selma offices

Here’s a rundown of Nov. 3 General Election local results in Black Belt counties covered by the Black Belt News Network, according to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website.

Dallas County had 13,698 votes, which is a 48% turnout.

Dallas County Sheriff winner is DeWayne Sanders, who got 62% of the votes, beating Scott Swanson with 22% and Lee A. Green with 15%.

Tax Collector - Tanika Wagner Neely won unopposed

Tax Assessor – Carroll Bonner won unopposed

Coroner – Alan Dailey won unopposed

Dallas County School Board:

District 5 – Leroy “Coach” Miles won unopposed

Perry County had 4,129 votes cast, which is a turnout of 55.97% of registered voters.

Perry County Commission winners are:

District 1 - Donald Bennett won the seat with 51.3% of the vote, 30 votes more than longtime incumbent Albert Turner Jr., who was a write-in candidate.

District 2 – Tony Long won unopposed

District 3 –Brett Harrison, incumbent, won with 60.95% over Donald Nichols.

Perry County Sheriff winner is Roy Fikes, who ran unopposed

Revenue Commissioner is Rita Kynard Smith, who was unopposed

Perry County Board of Education:

District 5 – Vera Davis won unopposed

Coroner is Edward Terrell Jones, who ran unopposed

In Marengo County, 7,959 votes were cast, which is a 53% turnout of registered voters. 

Marengo County Commission winners are:

District 1 – Freddie Armstead Jr. won reelection with no opposition.

District 3 – Terry Hinton Sr. won with no opposition.

District 5 – Patrick Champion won by only 13 votes against Michael Thompson. 

Marengo County Sheriff winner is Robert Alston Jr. who was unopposed.

Marengo County Coroner - Ernest Taylor Jr. won with no opposition. 

Marengo County Revenue Commissioner - Falisa Moore won with no opposition. 

Wilcox County had 5,135 votes cast, which is a 62% turnout.

Sheriff – Larry Colston was unopposed

Tax Assessor – Christine Burrell was unopposed

Tax Collector – Juanita Pettway Kendrick, unopposed

Coroner – Jaylin Hall, unopposed

Commission District 3 – Charilyn “Silky” Rosetta McConnico won with 60% of the votes. Jeffery Saulsberry, a write-in candidate and incumbent got 39.65%.

District 4 – Charles Lawson won unopposed

District 6 – Lisa Johnson won with 77.94% of the vote

Board of Education, District 1 – Fran Gaston Cook won with 54% over Marvin Carter with 43.89%.

District 2 – Lester Turk won unopposed

Lowndes County had 4,869 votes cast, which is a 51.9% turnout.

Lowndes County Commission winners are:

District 4 – Joey Barganier Jr. won unopposed

Sheriff – Christopher West won unopposed

Tax Assessor – Rhuhaminia Timmons won unopposed

Tax Collector – Roslyn Smith won unopposed

Coroner – Terrell Means won unopposed

Board of Education, District 1 – Arthur Nelson won with 76%.

District 2 – Shuntelra Logan-Rudolph won unopposed

District 5 – Chequita Surles won unopposed

Hale County had 6,149 votes cast, which is a 51% voter turnout. 

County Commission:

District 1 – Don Wallace at 56% of the vote beat Jonathan Rossell with 43%.

District 4 – Charles Patrick with 68.7% won against Beatrice Nichols with 31%.

Sheriff – Michael Hamilton won with 71.9%, beating Kevin McDaniel with 28%.

Revenue Commissioner – Andretta Skipper won as she was unopposed.

Coroner – Eric A. Wiggins won without opposition

Board of Education, District 1 – Kaleda Williams-Zanders took the seat with 70% of the votes, beating Brooke Seal McCrory with 27%.

Sumter County had 4465 votes cast, which is a 49.77% voter turnout.

Sheriff - Myron Carter won unopposed

Coroner - Soyan Delaine Jemison won unopposed

Tax Assessor – Juliet Foy Parker won unopposed

Tax Collector – Annie Ruth Wilson won unopposed

County Commission District 1 – Ron Hutchins won unopposed

District 2 – Marcus Campbell won with 77% against Murray Pruitt Mayor who got 22%.

District 3 – Ricky Walker won with 86% against Richard Watt with 13%.

District 4 – Jazmin “Jaz” Mitchell won unopposed

District 5 – Carolyn Daniels won unopposed

District 6 – Pat Ezell won unopposed

Board of Education, District 3 – Sharon P. Nelson won unopposed

District 6 – Christine Jones won unopposed

Cindy Fisher is Publisher of the Black Belt News Network and Selma Sun. You can reach her by emailing cfisher@blackbeltnewsnetwork.com.

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