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Joey Terrell appears headed for his fourth term as sheriff of Habersham County.
The votes from Tuesday's primary for Habersham County were released at 12:30 a.m.
Sheriff Joey Terrell (6,567) was re-elected over challenger Sam Jones (3,530).
In District 1, Bruce Palmer (4,027) will be in a runoff with Jeffery Lunsford (3,902) as Benny Pate (817) fell behind.
In District 4, incumbent Natalie Crawford led a close race with 3,601 votes, with challengers Bruce Harkness (3,083) and Trent Davis (3,075) neck and neck for a spot in the runoff in the unofficial results.
In District 5, incumbent Tim Stamey (7,364) easily outpaced challenger Locke Arnold (2,186).
For probate judge, incumbent Pam Wooley led the way with 5,148 votes, followed by challengers Cindy Freeman (2,631) and John Whitfield (2,092).
STATE SENATE
In the race for State Senate, Stacy Hall (8,314) and Bo Hatchett (8,284) are headed for a GOP runoff. Trailing those two were Tricia Hise (6,062), Lee Moore (4,268), Andy Garrison (3,984) and Dan Gasaway (2,075).
First-time political candidate Hatchett received nearly 1,400 more votes than any other candidate in Habersham County.
STATE HOUSE
Victor Anderson (5,101 votes) and Robert Crumley (3,617) will face off in a runoff for the GOP nomination after outpacing Jimmy Dean (3,262) for Rep. Terry Rogers' seat in the Georgia House.
9th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
ATLANTA – State Rep. Matt Gurtler and gun store owner Andrew Clyde appeared headed toward a runoff Tuesday night to decide the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary.
With 77% of precincts reporting in the Northeast Georgia district, Gurtler was in the lead with 25% of the vote, with Clyde running second with 21%, according to unofficial results.
With candidates in Georgia needing to win a majority of the vote to claim a primary nomination outright, Gurtler and Clyde likely will face off in an Aug. 11 runoff for the GOP nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, who is leaving the House to run for the U.S. Senate.
Former U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, state Sen. John Wilkinson and state Rep. Kevin Tanner were next in the crowded Republican field in a virtual three-way tie at 13%.
Four other candidates were down in the single digits.
Gurtler, a general contractor, has built a reputation in the General Assembly for voting against bills more often than his colleagues. He touts that “Dr. No” record as his way of demonstrating his philosophy of limited government.
Clyde, a U.S. Navy veteran, not surprisingly is a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment. He supports doing away with federal background-check requirements and waiting periods Congress passed in 1993.
Meanwhile, a runoff also was the probable outcome in the 9th District Democratic primary. Also with 77% of the precincts tabulated, small business owner Brooke Siskin held a solid lead with 44% of the vote. However, that likely won’t be enough to avoid a runoff, probably against Devin Pandy, an actor and U.S. Army veteran.
Pandy was running second late Tuesday night with 29% of the vote, slightly ahead of Dan Wilson, a retired reverend, who with 27% support, still had a chance to overtake Pandy and make the runoff instead.