Franklin County votes: Unofficial March 5 primary election results
PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - Election results are announced for the March 5 primary in the big courtroom upstairs at the Franklin County Courthouse.
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Franklin County votes: Unofficial March 5 primary election results

From AlabamaVotes.gov:
The election results presented on these pages are unofficial and presented as a courtesy of the Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama’s Probate Judges. The accuracy of the election results is the responsibility of the Probate Judge for each county reporting.Boxes reported: 100.00% Last Updated: 03/05/2024 11:19:37 p.m. 

Total Ballots Cast: 5,743
Total Registered Voters: 19,610 Voter
Turnout: 29.29%

FRANKLIN COUNTY CANDIDATES

District Court Judge, Franklin County – 5,138 votes:
Mitch McKinney – 30.11% – 1,547 votes
Jamie Sumerel – 69.89 % – 3,591 votes 

Franklin County Judge of Probate – 5,298 votes:
Jason Miller – 39.81% – 2,109 votes
Barry Moore – 60.19% – 3,189 votes 

Member, Franklin County Commission, District No. 1 – 4,985 votes:
Curtis Baker, Republican – 37.73 % – 1,881 votes 
Michael Eady, Republican – 12.26% – 611 votes
Michael Murray – 29.55 % – 1,473 votes
Kirk Sparks – 20.46% – 1,020 votes

Member, Franklin County Commission, District No. 2 – 5,017 votes:
Doug Aaron, Republican – 15.89% – 797 votes
Heath Ayers, Republican – 25.33% – 1,271 votes
David Cory Cummings, Republican – 16.58% – 832 votes
Greg Hovater, Republican – 42.20% – 2,117 votes 

Member, Franklin County Commission, District No. 4 – 4,940 votes:
Tracie Clark, Republican – 54.19% – 2,677 votes 
Wm David “Opie” Hester – 45.81% – 2,263 votes

Proposed Statewide Amendment Number One – 4,742 votes:
Yes – 51.58% – 2,446 votes 
No – 48.42% – 2,296 votes

President of the United States (Democratic) – 215 votes
Joseph R. Biden Jr. – 86.51% – 186 votes
Dean Phillips – 5.12% – 11 votes
Uncommitted – 8.37% – 18 votes

President of the United States (Republican) – 5,445 votes
Ryan L. Binkley – 004% – 2 votes
Chris Christie – 0.35% – 19 votes
Ron DeSantis – 1.05% – 57 votes
Nikki Haley – 8.28% – 451 votes
Vivek Ramaswamy – 0.24% – 13 votes
David Stuckenberg – 0.13% – 7 votes
Donald J. Trump – 87.79% – 4,780 votes 
Uncommitted – 2.13% – 116 votes

United States Representative, 4th Congressional District (Republican) – 5,292 votes:
Robert. B. Aderholt – 85.07 % – 4,502 votes 
Justin Holcomb – 14.93% – 790 votes

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Republican) – 4,756 votes:
Sarah Stewart – 63.48% – 3,019 votes 
Bryan Taylor – 36.52% – 1,737 votes

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 2 (Republican) – 3,980 votes:
Chad Hanson – 56.71% – 2,257 votes 
Stephen Davis Parker – 43.29% – 1,723 votes

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2 (Republican) – 3,868 votes:
Rich Anderson – 70.50% – 2,727 votes 
Thomas Govan – 29.50% – 1,141 votes

President, Public Service Commission (Republican) – 4,664 votes: Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh – 60.81% – 2, 836 votes
Robert L. McCollum – 39.19% – 1,828 votes

State Board of Education Member, District 7 (Republican) – 4,521 votes:
Doug Bachuss – 19.35% – 875 votes
Allen Long – 71.27% – 3,222 votes 
Oscar S. Mann – 9.38% – 424 votes

Democratic Delegates, 4th Congressional District – 232 votes:
Joseph R. Biden Jr. delegates
Susan McKenney – 60.34% – 140 votes 
Curtis Travis – 39.66% – 92 votes

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