Alabama sees 23% voter turnout, Limestone County 29%

Taylor Lane, The News Courier, Athens, Ala.
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May 26—On Tuesday, Alabama saw less than one-fourth of its voters go to the poll booths, with 23.37 percent of the more than 3.6 million registered voters casting a ballot. Limestone County saw similar statistics with less than one-third of its voters heading to the poll booths, with 29.23 percent of its almost 73,000 voters casting a ballot.

In Limestone County, 26 out of its 27 precincts (including absentee) are reporting, with the final precinct being provisional ballots.

Precincts with the lowest turnouts:

1. 23, Belmor Baptist Church: 19.05 percent

2. 24, Lamb of God Lutheran Church: 22.42 percent

3. Five, Athens Senior Citizens Center: 23.62 percent

Precincts with the highest turnouts:

1. 17, Lester Townhall: 40.82 percent

2. 16, West Limestone Fire Department: 40 percent

3. 15, Goodsprings Senior Center: 37.17 percent

Limestone County voted overwhelmingly red with 19,240 or 90.43 percent of voters participating in the Republican Primary. 2002 or 9.57 percent of Limestone County voters participated in the Democratic primary.

The precinct with the lowest voter turnout, also saw the highest number of Democratic votes cast.

Precincts with the highest Democratic vote:

1. 23, Belmor Baptist Church: 40 percent

2. Three, Pincham-Lincoln Center, 26.77 percent

3. 25, First Baptist Church of Tanner, 23.79 percent

Precincts with the highest Republican vote:

1. 15, Goodsprings Senior Center: 99 percent

2. 12, Mays Memorial Baptist: 97.75 percent

3. 17, Lester Town Hall: 97.5 percent

Precincts with lowest Democratic vote:

1. 15, Goodsprings Senior Center: 1 percent

2. 12, Mays Memorial Baptist: 2.25 percent

3. 17, Lester Town Hall: 2.5 percent

Precincts with lowest Republican vote:

1. 23, Belmor Baptist Church: 60 percent

2. Three, Pincham-Lincoln Center: 73.22 percent

3. 25, First Baptist Church of Tanner: 76.20 percent

Limestone County Republican voters voted overwhelmingly in favor of Kay Ivey in the gubernatorial race with 10,375 or 54.7 percent of votes going to her.

Comparatively, Ivey garnered 356,319 or 54.42 percent of Republican votes statewide, securing her a spot in the November general election.

Yolanda Rochelle Flowers took the Democratic gubernatorial vote in Limestone County with 681 or 36.43 percent of votes going to her. Patricia Salter Jamieson took 373 votes or 19.95 percent of votes with Malika Sanders Fortier coming in a close third with 352 votes or 18.83 percent.

There will be a Democratic gubernatorial runoff between Flowers and Foriter who took 33.83 percent and 32.51 percent of the statewide vote, respectively.

Incumbent Brian C.T. Jones and Lucas Beaty saw a close race for the 39th Judicial Court District Attorney seat. Jones took the seat with 8,787 or 52.1 percent of votes. Beaty received 47.89 percent of votes with 8,078 votes going to him.

Jones won 15 of the 26 reporting precincts and Beaty won 11.

Smallest margins in the DA race:

1. 21, Riddles Hall: Four votes with Beaty on top

2. 12, Mays Memorial Baptist: Five votes with Jones on top

3. 19, Westside Community Center: Seven votes with Beaty on top

4. 16, West Limestone Fire Department: Eight votes with Beaty on top

Largest margins in the DA race:

1. 11, Ardmore Senior Center: 264 votes with Beaty on top

2. 13, Wooley Springs Baptist: 246 votes with Beaty on top

3. 24, Lamb of God Lutheran Church: 242 votes with Jones on top

4. 10, Bethel Church of Christ: 237 with Jones on top

Joshua McLaughlin dominated the Republican Sheriff primary race garnering 11,008 or 59.63 percent of votes with Fred Sloss coming in second with 3,757 or 20.35 percent of votes. McLaughlin took the majority in all 26 of the reporting precincts.

The smallest margin between McLaughlin and Sloss was only 19 votes.

Smallest margins between McLaughlin and Sloss:

1. 25, First Baptist Church of Tanner: 19 votes with McLaughlin on top

2. 23, Belmor Baptist Church: 23 votes with McLaughlin on top

3. 17, Lester Town Hall: 54 votes with McLaughlin on top

Largest margins between McLauglin and Sloss:

1. 10, Bethel Church of Christ: 756 votes with McLaughlin on top

2. 19, Westside Community Center: 646 votes with McLaughlin on top

3. Two, Lindsay Lane Baptist Church: 616 votes with McLaughlin on top

McLaughlin and Independent Randy King will be on the November general election ballot for Sheriff.

Candidates for the District Court Judge, Limestone County, Place No. 2 saw a tight race. Incumbent David T. Puckett and Britley Leonard Brown will head to a runoff election.

Puckett garnered 43.96 percent of votes with 7,254 votes cast in his favor and Brown received 26.38 percent or 4,353 votes. Dale Bryant and Jennifer Castro received 19.29 percent and 10.35 percent of votes respectively.

Puckett won 24 of the 26 reporting precincts with Brown winning 2 of the precincts.

Smallest margins between Puckett and Brown:

1. 25, First Baptist Church of Tanner: 5 votes with Puckett on top.

2. Three, Pincham-Lincoln Center: 12 votes with Puckett on top.

3. Four, Friendship United Methodist Church: 13 votes with Brown on top.

4. 20, Clements Baptist Church: 13 votes with Brown on top.

Largest margins between Puckett and Brown:

1. 24, Lamb of God Lutheran Church: 419 votes with Puckett on top.

2. 10, Bethel Church of Christ: 279 votes with Puckett on top.

3. Two, Lindsay Lane Baptist Church: 245 votes with Puckett on top.

4. Seven, Isom's Chapel United Methodist Church: 229 votes with Puckett on top.