Primary election is Tuesday March 3
The March 3 primaries are next Tuesday, and the primary races will determine the next officeholders in many of the races. Positions in three categories of local offices will be contested in this year’s election.
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Primaries key to local races
The March 3 primaries, which will determine the outcome of several local races, are less than three weeks away. There will be contested general elections for Fayette County Commission Districts 5 and 6, with the incumbents in both districts running as Democrats and facing Republican opposition.
Freeman, Yerby big winners in Fayette Co. election
Mike Freeman (left) and Byron Yerby are shown congratulating each other on their victories in the general election.
The Republican candidates Mike Freeman and Byron Yerby won the two biggest contested offices in the county during the Nov. 6 general election. Yerby defeated current sheriff Rodney Ingle and current state trooper Tierre Agnew to win the sheriff race in Fayette County. Yerby received 3,893 votes and captured almost 52 percent of the votes cast in the sheriff’s race, easily outpolling Agnew (1,845 votes) and Ingle (1,777) votes. Agnew was the Democratic nominee and Ingle sought his fourth term as sheriff running as an Independent candidate.
Key races to be determined in general election
The Nov. 6 general election will decide several key offices, not only throughout Fayette County but also in the state. The sheriff race in Fayette County will have three candidates on the ballot. Incumbent Rodney Ingle will be seeking his fourth term as sheriff of Fayette County and will be on the ballot as independent candidate. He will be challenged by current Alabama State Trooper Tierre Agnew as the Democratic candidate and current Fayette policeman Byron Yerby as the Republican challenger.
Freeman, Yerby winners in local primary runoff
Fayette Police Chief Danny Jenkins (left) congratulates Byron Yerby after the results for sheriff were announced.
Mike Freeman and Byron Yerby were the big winners in the Republican primary runoff for local office held on July 17. Freeman defeated Mike Newman 2,288 (67.49 percent) to 1,102 (32.51 percent) to win his party’s nomination for Fayette County probate judge. Freeman will face the Democratic nominee Greg Lowery, who defeated Scott Porter in the June 5 primary, in the Nov. 6 general election.
Candidates qualify for runoff, Lowery and Burkhalter secure party nominations
Probate Judge William Oswalt (left) is shown congratulating Danny Jenkins (center) and Byron Yerby for making the July 17 Republican runoff for sheriff.
Mike Freeman and Mike Newman will face each other in the Republican runoff for Fayette County probate judge, while Byron Yerby and Fayette Police Chief Danny Jenkins will square off against each other for the Republican nomination for sheriff. During the primary elections held on June 5, incumbent Fayette County Superintendent Jim Burkhalter defeated challenger Sandy Aldridge 2,577 to 1,800 to secure the Republican superintendent nomination. No one qualified in the county to run for superintendent as a Democrat.
Primary elections set for June 5
Shown are the candidates for sheriff who attended the political forum at Bevill State on May 21. At the far left is the emcee of the event, David Wages. From left are Republican candidates Danny Jenkins, Justin White, Byron Yerby and Independent sheriff candidate Rodney Ingle. Not shown is Democratic candidate Tierre Agnew.
The June 5 primaries for the Democratic and Republican parties are June 5, as several loca candidates seek their parties’ nominations. In the Republican race for Sheriff, current Fayette police chief Danny Jenkins, Byron Yerby and Justin White face each other for the nomination. The Democratic nominee, Tierre Agnew, is unopposed and current Sheriff Rodney Ingle will be on the general election ballot as an Independent.