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There will be at least two new faces on the Floyd County Commission come January 2027.
Shane Cowan defeated Incumbent Rhonda Wallace for the Post 1 seat.
Wallace is also the current chair of the county commission.
Cowan received 6,098 votes to Wallace’s 5,601.
In Post 5, Cleve Jackson defeated Ronnie Kilgo and will face Democrat Shonna Bailey in November.
Jackson got 5,906 votes to Kilgo’s 5,545.
In Post 4, Incumbent David Thornton was re-elected by a comfortable margin.
Thornton got 7,286 votes. Tonya Eden Shepard got 2,906 votes, and Bryon Benefield got 1,418 votes.
For the Floyd County Board of Education, Matt Wheeler was elected in District 4 with 6,110 votes to Carmen Jones’ 2,301 votes.
For the Georgia State House in District 13, Incumbent Katie Dempsey handily won against her primary challenger, Kristie Miner. Dempsey received 4,633 votes to Miner’s 1,775. Dempsey will now face Democrat Vincent Mendes in November.
For the U.S. House in District 14, Clay Fuller won easily, without the need for a runoff, garnering 81 percent of the vote in Floyd County, setting up a rematch with Democrat Shawn Harris in November.
Taking a look at how Floyd County voted in the statewide races:
Mike Collins and Derek Dooley were the top two vote-getters in the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate.
Burt Jones and Rick Jackson had the most votes in the Republican Primary for Governor.
In the Democratic Primary for Governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms got 55 percent of the vote in Floyd County.
Greg Dolezal and Blake Tillery got the most votes locally for Lt. Governor in the Republican Primary, which differed from the statewide result, while Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Parks were the top vote-getters in the Democratic Primary.
Local contested races
Floyd County Commission, Post 1:
Shane Cowan – 6,098
Rhonda Selman Wallace (I) – 5,601
Floyd County Commission, Post 4:
Bryon Benefield – 1,418
Tonya Eden Shepard – 2,906
David Thornton (I) – 7,286
Floyd County Commission, Post 5:
Cleve Jackson – 5,906
Ronnie Kilgo – 5,545
The winner will face Democrat Shonna Bailey in November.
Floyd County Board of Education, District 4:
Carmen Dempsey Jones – 2,301
Matthew Todd Wheeler – 6,110
State House of Representatives, District 13:
Katie Dempsey (I) – 4,633
Kriste Miner – 1,775
The winner will face Democrat Vincent Mendes in November
State Senate, District 53 (Floyd County results only):
Denise Burns – 235
Blake Elsberry – 377
Lanny Thomas (I) – 983
The winner will face Democrat Jack Zibluk in November
United States House of Representatives, District 14 (Floyd County results only):
Star Black – 169
Reagan Box -74
Beau Brown – 574
Clay Fuller – 9,213
Tom Gray – 164
Nicky Lama – 88
Colton Moore – 894
Brian Stover -230
The winner will face Democrat Shawn Harris in November
