5-25-10 —     Ken Upchurch won the republican nomination for Wayne County

Judge-Executive in Tuesday's primary election. He defeated Jerry Sloan by

770 votes to win the party's nod and the right to face incumbent County

Judge-Executive Greg Rankin in the fall. Rankin was unopposed on the

democratic ticket in Tuesday's primary.

    Upchurch received a total of 2,102 votes compared to 1,332 for Sloan.

    In another close countywide race, Sheridan Wright defeated Janie Turner

for the republican nomination for Wayne County Clerk. Wright received 1,799

votes,while Turner garnered 1,541 votes.

    Wright will face Josephine Gregory, a democrat who is currently serving

as interim Wayne County Clerk, in the fall.

    The Wayne County Sheriff's race has also been set for the general

election. David Koontz won the republican party's nomination by a large

margin. Koontz received 2,431 votes. He defeated Billy Burke who received

385 votes and Grady Pyles who received 360 votes.

    On the democratic side of the ticket, incumbent Sheriff Charles Boston

defeated challenger Eric Huffaker. Boston received 1,105, compared to 653

votes for Huffaker

    Wayne County Jailer Ray C. Upchurch won the republican nomination for

that office defeating challenger Jerry Guinn in a close race. Upchurch

received 1,870 votes, compared to 1,730 votes for Guinn.

    Upchurch will face democrat Danny Baker in the fall.

    In the District One Magistrate's race, Ronnie Turner won the republican

party race by a slim 21 vote margin. He received 266 votes, Allen Hopper

received 245 votes, and Andrew Simpson received 130 votes.

    On the democratic side of that race, incumbent Danny Bell defeated

challenger Shirley Garth for the party's nomination. Bell received 296

votes, while Garth received 178 votes.

    In the District Two Magistrate's race, Roger Blevins was the top

vote-getter among a large slate of republican candidates. He received 246

votes. Other vote totals in that district were: Doug Acrey, 37; Kim Brake,

36; Jody Dishman, 97; Oren Stinson, 193; Barney Tom Denney, 121; Norman

Foster, 70; Jackie Gibbons, 153; and Danny Wallace, 31.

    Blevins will face democratic winner Jeffrey Darrell Dishman who won his

race Tuesday with 265 votes. He defeated James Stinson, who received 45

votes, and Rick Thompson, who received 63 votes.

    Incumbent Dale C. Vaughn won the republican race for District Three

Magistrate with a total of 466 votes. Ricky Worley received 266 votes and

Mark W. Abbott received 168 votes.

     There is no democratic candidate on the ballot in District Three for

the fall election, but there is a democratic write-in candidate, Tony

Gregory, Jr., who has filed for the race.

    In the District Four Magistrate's race, incumbent Richard R. Munsey

defeated Clifton New for the democratic nomination. Munsey received 408

votes, while New received 100 votes.

    Munsey will face Troy Neal, a republican who was unopposed, in the fall

election.

    Voters also made party decisions in three of the local constable races.

District One has only one candidate, Robert Riddle.

    In District Two, Jamie Piercy was the top vote-getter among four

republican candidates to win the party's nomination. He received 266 votes.

Larry Dean Pyles received 235 votes, Mike Brown received 191 votes, and

Bobby Carrender received 99 votes.

    Piercy will face Bobby K. Weston, the only democrat on the ticket, in

the fall.

    In District Three,  Kendall Tucker won the race and the seat with 409

votes. James Nevels received 153 votes, and James Lucian Morrow received 145

votes. There is no democratic opposition in that district.

    In District Four, Ed  L. Reynolds won the republican race and the seat

with 303 votes. Tyler Huff received 211 votes, and Curtis Lasley received

128 votes. There is no democratic candidate in the fall.

    The top vote-getter in Wayne County for the District Judge's seat, 40th

Judicial District, Division One was Scarlett Latham who received 1,900 votes

locally. Larry Rogers received 1,811 votes and Athena Cooper received 753.

The Outlook was unable to provide complete vote totals for the judicial

district at press time.

    For complete election results see next week's edition of The Outlook,

which will include recapitulation sheets for each of the county's 19

precincts.