Early and advance voting totals released Tuesday night showed several closely watched Republican primary races shaping up in Floyd County, with incumbent candidates facing strong challengers in county commission and board of education contests.
According to unofficial results, the Floyd County Commission Post 1 Republican race, Shane Cowan held a narrow lead over incumbent Rhonda Selman Wallace. Cowan received 6,098 votes compared to Wallace’s 5,601. The Republican primary for County Commission Post 4 was led by incumbent David Thornton, who collected 7,286 votes. Tonya Eden Shepard followed with 2,906 votes, while Bryon Benefield received 1,418.
One of the closest races of the night came in the County Commission Post 5 Republican contest. Cleve Jackson led Ronnie Kilgo by only 361 votes, with Jackson receiving 5,906 votes to Kilgo’s 5,545.
In the Floyd County Board of Education District 4 Republican race, Todd Wheeler defeated Carmen Jones. Wheeler received 6,110 votes while Jones finished with 2,301.
