Hunting defeats challenger in Franklin County attorney race
Stephen Hunting, 38 of Gardner, won re election as Franklin County attorney with more than 68 percent of the votes after incumbency appointment. Campbell Libertarian received about 32 percent of the over 9 800 votes cast. Hunting praised voters trust and aims to continue the changes he and his staff have started.
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Republicans claim Franklin County gains in district contests
In Franklin County decisive support favored Republican candidates Kevin Jones Caryn Tyson and Correll praised by supporters. Jones led House District 5 with 63 percent locally while Tyson surpassed 65 percent in Senate District 12 and Finch won 72 percent statewide in District 59. Correll noted strong GOP messaging though he fell short of victory.
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Franklin County Sheriff Curry Re-elected With 85 Percent
Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Curry won re election with 85 percent of the vote in Tuesday's general election. Write in candidates Philip Brown and Byron Goracke picked up about 14 percent of votes, with 1,266 write ins overall. official canvass at 8:30 a.m. November 15 at Franklin County Courthouse will tally write in totals. Curry has served as sheriff since 2010 and received 7,644 general votes.
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Unopposed Winners Set Tone for Franklin County Posts
With Tuesday's unofficial totals several county offices stay fixed since the Aug 7 primary. Roy Dunn to become County Commissioners chair after beating Hood 55 to 44 in the GOP primary and facing no general election foe. Janet Paddock unseats Shaun Perry as county clerk with 70 percent in the primary and over 9,000 general votes. Debbie Hough remains treasurer amid no challenges, and Sue McCay will continue as registrar of deeds after unopposed elections.
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Franklin County Vote Sees Strong Turnout in November Election
Franklin County turnout reached 63.8 percent with 10,909 ballots cast across 25 precincts for local state and national races. About 9,200 ballots were collected in person and nearly 1,700 absentee ballots were counted. The general election turnout more than doubled the primary, where 16,719 registered voters could vote but only a third participated. County election officer Shari Perry had predicted 45 to 50 percent turnout, and statewide expectations were around 68 percent.
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