Photo by Erica Techo
Pictured is outside of a poll place on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
About 25 percent of registered Shelby County voters turned out to the polls for primary elections on June 5, according to information from the Shelby County Probate Court, in order to select candidates who will be on the November ballot.
For several races on Tuesday's ballot, there was no Democratic candidate, and the winner of the Republican primary will go on to take that position. That was the case for most local seats up for grabs in November, with the exception of Place 2 on the Shelby County Board of Education.
The Shelby County Superintendent race was decided by a few hundred votes, with current Assistant Superintendent Lewis Brooks winning with 50.74 percent of the vote. Kristi Sayers followed with 49.26 percent. Several incumbents also secured their position, including Sheriff John Samaniego with nearly 70 percent of the vote, Jimmy Bice for Board of Education Place 1 with 71.01 percent of the vote, Coroner Lina Evans with 57.8 percent of the vote, Circuit Clerk Mary Harris with 58.72 percent of the vote and District 73 Representative Matt Fridy with 85.3 percent.
The race for Circuit Clerk Judge Place 2 will go to a runoff election between Patrick Kennedy and Phillip Bahakel. No Democrat qualified for this race. The runoff will be July 17.
280 Living has compiled the preliminary results for the June 5 primaries, including those affecting North Shelby County and neighboring Jefferson County, below. Also included on the list are races that will be on the November ballot, but that were not on the primary ticket.
Shelby County Results
*(numbers based on 44 of 45 precincts reporting)
Shelby County Superintendent (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Kristi Sayers: 12,259 - 49.26%
- Lewis Brooks: 12,626 - 50.74%
Shelby County Board of Education
Place 1 (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate):
- Jimmy Bice (I): 11,637 - 71.01%
- Bragan Feldman: 4,750 - 28.99%
- Courtney Kalnoske: 5,378 - 32.82%
Place 2:
- Republican: David Bobo (I)
- Democrat: Susan Lehman
Shelby County Sheriff (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- John Samaniego (I): 18,639 - 69.99%
- Kenneth Lynn Bailey: 7,992 - 30.01%
Shelby County Probate Judge (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Allison Boyd: 14,147 - 71.19%
- Joe Starnes: 5,724 - 28.81%
- Stella Tipton: 3,341 - 16.81%
Shelby County Circuit Court Judge-Place 2 (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Julie Palmer: 3,921 - 16.2%
- Nicole Saia: 4,064 - 16.79%
- Patrick Franklin: 2,099 - 8.67%
- Patrick Kennedy: 9,505 - 39.27%
- Phillip Bahakel: 4,615 - 19.07%
Shelby County Circuit Clerk (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Mary Harris (I): 13,638 - 58.72%
- Sharon Cooper: 9,587 - 41.28%
Shelby County Coroner (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Lina Evans (I): 13,200 - 57.8%
- David Warren: 9,637 - 42.2%
LEGISLATURE
Alabama House of Representatives
District 41
- Republican: Corley Ellis (I)
- Democrat: Emily Marcum
District 43
- Republican: Arnold Mooney (I)
- Democrat: Carin Mayo
District 45
Republican
- Ted Crockett: 2,631 - 44.07%
- Dickie Drake (I): 3,339 - 55.93%
Democrat:
- Jenn Gray
District 48
Republican:
- Jim Carns (I): 4,552 - 76.56%
- William Wentowski: 1,394 - 23.44%
Democrat:
- Alli Summerford
District 73
Republican:
- Stephen Bryant: 844 - 14.7%
- Matt Fridy (I): 4,896 - 85.3%
Democrat:
- Jack Jacobs
Alabama Senate
District 11
- Republican: Jim McClendon (I)
- Democrat: Carl Carter
District 14
- Republican: Cam Ward (I)
- Democrat: Jerry McDonald
District 15
- Republican: Dan Roberts
- Democrat: Laura Casey
District 16
- Republican: Jabo Waggoner (I)
- Democrat: Lindsey Deckard
Jefferson County Results
*(numbers based on 174 of 175 precincts reporting)
In Jefferson County, about 25 percent of registered voters turned out to the polls for primary elections on June 5, according to information from the Jefferson County Probate Court, in order to select candidates who will be on the November ballot.
Steve Ammons and Jack Williams faced off for the Republican nomination for the Jefferson County Commission Place 5, with no Democratic candidate qualifying. Ammons, a former Vestavia Hills City Council member, won the nomination with 62.23 percent of the vote.
In other races, while there was no qualifying Republican candidate, the Democratic candidates with the top two votes will face off in a runoff election on July 17. Democratic primary races going to a runoff include Jefferson County District Court Judge Place 3 and Place 9, Jefferson County Birmingham Division Circuit Clerk and Jefferson County Sheriff.
Jefferson County Commission Place 5 (Republican primary, no Democratic candidate)
- Steve Ammons: 7,975 - 62.23%
- Jack Williams: 4,840 - 37.77%
Jefferson County Sheriff
Republican:
- Mike Hale (I)
Democrat:
- Wallace Anger, Jr.: 11,391 - 18.5%
- Heath Boackle: 8,089 - 13.14%
- Wilson Hale: 15,771 - 25.61%
- Mark Pettway: 26,331 - 42.76%
Jefferson County District Court Judge
Place 3:
Republican:
- Davis Lawley
Democrat:
- Frederic Bolling: 8,154 - 18.53%
- Clotele Hardy Brantley: 8,929 - 20.3%
- Pamela Wilson Cousins: 9,439 - 21.46%
- Stephanie Hunter: 6,063 - 13.78%
- Lashunta White-Boler: 11,408 - 25.93%
Place 6: Democrat - Katrina Ross (I)
Place 8: Democrat - Alan Summers (I)
Place 9 (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
- Kechia Davis: 15,966 - 36.09%
- Glenda Freeman: 5,784 - 13.08%
- Debra Weston-Pickens: 13,823 - 31.25%
- Sheila Weil: 4,730 - 10.69%
- Lou Willie: 4,730 - 8.89%
Place 11:
Republican:
- Jill Ganus (I)
Democrat:
- Chuantae Brown: 5,848 - 35.06%
- Horace Kynard: 2,209 - 13.24%
- Thomas Thrash: 8,625 - 51.7%
Place 12 (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
- Amyrtle Allen: 6,233 - 38.21%
- Lorraine Williams-Pringle (I): 10,081 - 61.79%
Jefferson County 10th Circuit Court Judge
Place 1: Democrat - Joseph L. Boohaker (I)
Place 5: Democrat - David Carpenter (I)
Place 6: Democrat - Don Blankenship (I)
Place 7: Democrat - Tracie A. Todd (I)
Place 8:
Republican:
- Tracey Crisan McDonald
Democrat:
- Marshell Jackson Hatcher - 55.18%
- Brian Plant - 44.82%
Place 9: Democrat - Jim Hughey III (I)
Place 13: Democrat - Carole C. Smitherman (I)
Place 15 (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
Democrat:
- Patricia Ann Stephens: 32,799 - 73.88%
- Damon Watson: 11,595 - 26.12%
Place 16:
Republican:
- Teresa T. Pulliam (I)
Democrat:
- Peter Johnson Davis: 14,544 - 33.61%
- Linda Hall: 28,733 - 66.39%
Place 18 (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
- Raymond Pearson Chambliss (I): 20,100 - 44.86%
- Janine Hunt-Hilliard: 24,706 - 55.14%
Place 27:
Republican:
- Leslie Schiffman Moore
Democrat:
- Amber Ladner: 16,034 - 36.34%
- Alaric May: 28,083 - 63.66%
Jefferson County District Attorney - Circuit 10
Republican:
- Mike Anderton (I): 17,092 - 59.85%
- Bill Veitch: 11,465 - 40.15%
Democrat:
- Danny Carr: 34,747 - 78.24%
- Raymond Johnson, Jr.: 9,666 - 21.76%
Jefferson County Probate Judge
Place 1:
Republican:
- John Tindle
Democrat:
- Alan King (I): 35,232 - 57.34%
- Everett W. Wess: 26,208 - 42.66%
Place 2 (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
- Sherri Coleman Friday: 31,375 - 50.5%
- Willie Florence: 5,201 - 8.37%
- Jameria Moore: 25,548 - 41.12%
Jefferson County Circuit Clerk
Republican:
- Philip Brown
Democrat:
- Jackie Anderson-Smith: 11,004 - 25.18%
- Sarah Conkle: 2,372 - 5.43%
- Cheri Adams Gardner: 5,856 - 13.4%
- Venetta Lee: 6,162 - 14.1%
- Stephanie Muhammad: 3,408 - 7.8%
- Thomas Parchman, III: 2,022 - 4.63%
- Eyrika Parker: 7,318 - 16.75%
- Elizabeth McGowen Watkins: 2,516 - 5.76%
- Ralph Young: 3,044 - 6.97%
Jefferson County Deputy Circuit Clerk (Democratic primary, no Republican candidate)
- Karen Dunn Berks (I): 10,382 - 64.15%
- Lakitia Hall-Wright: 5,803 - 35.85%