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1:49 am Wednesday, August 6, 2003

Primary Results At A Glance
Aug. 6, 2003

By Staff
Some results are incomplete and all unofficial.
Governor
(Democrat)
Gilbert Fountain 36,854 8%
Elder E. McClendon 29,858 7%
Catherine M. Starr 23,928 5%
Katie Perrone 21,353 5%
(Republican)
Mitch Tyner 29,064 18%
Lieutenant Governor
(Democrat)
James L. Roberts Jr. 174,733 38%
Troy D. Brown Sr. 43,822 10%
(Republican)
State Treasurer
(Democrat)
Cindy Ayers Elliott 105,449 25%
(Republican)
Andrew Ketchings 29,220 20%
Commissioner of Agriculture
(Democrat)
(Republican)
Kyle Weston Magee 23,720 17%
Fred T. Smith 23,210 17%
Transportation Commissioner,
Southern District
(Democrat)
(Republican)
Alana Abney 27,710 48%
Arlin Regan 30,247 52%
State Senate, District 18
(Democrat)
(Republican)
Don L. Fulton 1,125 55%
Willie Jackson 915 45%
State Senate, District 32
(Democrat)
(Republican)
Willie Joe Coleman Jr. 381 35%
State House, District 43
(Democrat)
Douglas A. Lovorn 2,535 28%
Linda Marshall Triplett 1,584 18%
(Republican)
State House, District 44
(Democrat)
C. Scott Bounds 2,154 48%
Mike Eakes (I) 2,004 45%
Danny R. Petty 311 7%
(Republican)
Kirk Morgan 429 75%
Kiah Hitt 145 25%
State House, District 78
(Democrat)
(Republican)
Thomas O. "Tom" Edwards 296 82%
Shirley Jean Johnson 63 18%
State House, District 80
(Democrat)
Larry Eugene Thomas 2,561 48%
State House, District 84
(Republican)
John S. Slay 1,556 32%
State House, District 86
(Democrat)
Tom Kittrell 1,802 24%
Samuel "Sam" F. Britton 1,693 23%
FOOTNOTES
* Advances to Nov. 5 general election.
** Advances to Aug. 26 runoff.
*** Wins the seat, takes office in January.

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