Primary Election Summary Results 8/14/12

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Race	Candidate	Party	Votes Received
US Senator-REP	Connie Mack	REP	3636
US Senator-REP	Dave Weldon	REP	846
US Senator-REP	Marielena Stuart	REP	388
US Senator-REP	Mike McCalister	REP	1090
US Senator-DEM	Bill Nelson	DEM	1444
US Senator-DEM	Glenn A. Burkett	DEM	660
Public Defender-Universal	Bruce A. Miller	NP	5143
Public Defender-Universal	James Owens	NP	3108
State Representative Dist 5-REP	Danny Glidewell	REP	2545
State Representative Dist 5-REP	Marti Coley	REP	3808
Clerk of Court-Universal	Alex Alford	NP	3910
Clerk of Court-Universal	Gwyn Thomas	NP	2462
Clerk of Court-Universal	Sue A. Thorn	NP	2473
Superintendent of Schools-REP	Carlene H. Anderson	REP	3368
Superintendent of Schools-REP	Trisha Hutchison	REP	3082
County Commission Dist 1-REP	Allen White	REP	1101
County Commission Dist 1-REP	Bill Fletcher	REP	1334
County Commission Dist 1-REP	Paula Riggs	REP	811
County Commission Dist 1-REP	Robert Nelson	REP	1033
County Commission Dist 1-REP	William Chapman	REP	1808
County Commission Dist 1-REP	William Ritchie	REP	302
County Commission Dist 3-Universal	Bill Imfeld	NP	5062
County Commission Dist 3-Universal	Rick Roberts	NP	3727
County Commission Dist 5-Universal	Cecilia Jones	NP	3047
County Commission Dist 5-Universal	Cindy Meadows	NP	3199
County Commission Dist 5-Universal	Tim Pauls	NP	562
County Commission Dist 5-Universal	Tom Babcock	NP	873
County Commission Dist 5-Universal	Will Palmer	NP	1466
Circuit Judge Group 15	Terry Ketchel	NP	4343
Circuit Judge Group 15	Thomas Murphy	NP	3904
School Board Dist 1	Gail Smith	NP	5290
School Board Dist 1	Ronald Voelker	NP	1556
School Board Dist 1	Tim Yandell	NP	1979

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General Election - November 6, 2012 (7 AM - 7 PM)
Early Voting Period: October 27 - November 3, 2012 (Times TBA)
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2012 at 5 PM (click here for details)
Who Can Vote?: Voters in Walton County who are registered before the deadline.
Where Do I Vote?:Voting Locations

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For Walton County, Connie Mack came out on top of other Republican candidates in the Republican U.S. Senate Race. Bill Nelson will face him as the Democratic. Bruce A Miller won the Universal Primary in Walton County. Marti Coley beat Danny Glidewell for the State Representative race. Circuit Judge Group 15, Terry Ketchel won in Walton.


Carlene Anderson beat out Trisha Porter-Hutchinson for the Republican nominee for Walton Superintendent of Schools. She will go on to November. The Republican candidate for Walton Commissioner District 1 is Bill Chapman. Chapman will face the democrat opponent in November. Walton Commissioner District 3 is now Bill Imfeld after that Universal Primary. And Cindy Meadows is the commissioner for Walton District 5 with 35% of the Universal Primary votes. She won over Cecilia Jones who had a very close 33%.


Alex Alford won the three-way Universal Primary Clerk of Court race with 44% of the vote. And the Walton School Board race ended with Gail Smith getting at least 50% plus 1 vote, meaning there will not be a second vote. Smith won the School Board seat over the two opponents with 60% of the vote.

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Great! Time to get to work!

[Jim Tucker]

Voters on Tuesday ousted the only incumbent who sought re-election to the Walton County Commission, which means three new board members will begin representing the county this fall.


Challenger Cindy Meadows beat incumbent Cecilia Jones by just 152 votes to take back the District 3 seat she held from 2004 to 2008, according to unofficial results.


Meadows, 58, of Seagrove Beach, took the lead in the universal primary with 34.97 percent of the vote over Jones’ 33.31 percent. She also beat three other challengers, including former District 5 Commissioner Tim Pauls.


Meadows was the first woman ever elected to the Walton County Commission in 2004. She stepped down in 2008 because of health reasons, and voters picked Jones to fill her seat.


“It was a tough race and it was a close race,” Meadows said Tuesday night. “I’m glad to regain my seat and I look forward to going to work and finishing up some of the projects we started when I was a commissioner.”


Meadows will take office in November despite a significant lag in campaign funding. She raised $25,942, about $20,000 less than Jones, who had the largest campaign coffer of all Walton commission candidates.


On the heels of some recent and prominent controversies, the primary drew 13 candidates for the three County Commission seats.


Bill Chapman, former services director for the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, defeated five opponents in the primary for the open District 1 seat with 28 percent of the vote. His closest competition came from Bill Fletcher, with just under 21 percent.


Chapman, 62, of Ponce de Leon, will face Democrat Frank Day in the general election Nov. 6.


“I’m pleased with the outcome and want to thank all my supporters who helped with the campaign and came out to vote,” Chapman said. “It’s been a long, hot race and I’ve put some miles on my car and burned some gasoline, as I’m sure the other candidates did, too. Now I look forward to taking on the Democratic challenger.”


Chapman raised $26,160 in campaign funds, the most of the candidates in his race, according to records.


District 1 Commissioner Scott Brannon announced he would not seek re-election amid controversy over use of his public email account.


Bill Imfeld, the county’s former finance director, handily beat opponent Rick Roberts for the open District 3 seat, with almost 58 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.


Imfeld, 64, of DeFuniak Springs, stepped down from his position in March after nearly 12 years.


According to the Elections Office, Imfeld raised $14,775 in campaign contributions, about 40 percent more than Roberts, a 40-year-old manager at Clements Antiques in DeFuniak Springs.


“I’m pleased the voters of Walton County have expressed confidence in me, and look forward to working with them to restore confidence in county government,” Imfeld said after the election Tuesday.


Current District 3 Commissioner Larry Jones did not seek re-election after serving three terms.


With the defeat of Cecilia Jones, three out of five commissioners will be new to the board come fall.


“I think it’s going to be good to get a fresh approach and a new start (at the commission),” Meadows said. “Some things have not been as great as I think they can be. People have a lot of expectations and we’ve got to work really hard to let them know they’ve elected the right people for the job.”


Supervisor of Elections Bobby Beasley said he was disappointed with Tuesday’s turnout of just under 26 percent of registered voters.


He said he expects a bigger turnout, hopefully 70 to 80 percent, for the presidential election Nov. 6.

[Andy A]

A message to ALL Walton County registered voters. Are you going to continue to let less than 26% of us who vote, speak for you and your visions and accomplishments you desire for this county? I chewed out a neighbor who was a registered voter but said she wasn't going to vote on Tuesday. She said she would go vote. The point is, you, as citizens, regardless of party or opinion, are the ones responsible for the election of those who make the decisions that affect all of our lives. Many of you will say, "My vote really doesn't mean anything" and to that I say baloney. I'd say something stronger but it isn't allowed on SoWal. I am definitely with Bobby Beasley and certainly hope that 70 to 80% turn out in November. More importantly, I also hope that all will look at the issues facing our county and nation, analyze them thoroughly and vote their evaluated conclusion. It is a right and privilege that many have died for so that you, the citizen recipient, can enjoy the freedom to vote.

[kurt]

Totally with you Andy.

On the other hand this is the beach. Believe it or not most people I know are happy and content. They might like to complain every now and then. And they will deny it, but they really don't know or care about what goes on with their tax dollars as long as police and fire departments takes care of them, roads are maintained, and children go to school.

I am glad that you are wise enough to have some perspective and enjoy our piece of paradise. I know some people here who are always unhappy. They might as well be living on the moon.