County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss leads the ticket in Tuesday Primaries

May 4, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Incumbent County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss holds the distinction of having received the most votes of any other single candidate in the primary elections Tuesday.

In the DeKalb County GOP Primary, Poss led the ticket with 2,131 complimentary votes. He ran unopposed for the Republican nomination and will be without opposition enroute to his third term as County Clerk in the August 4th General Election. He was first elected in 2014

A total of 3,579 voted in the primaries combined including 1,661 on election day, 1,815 during early voting, and 103 by absentee.

Meanwhile, Incumbent Trustee Sean Driver ran unopposed in the GOP Primary Tuesday and received 2,044 complimentary votes. He will also be running without opposition for his fifth term in the August 4th General Election. Driver was first elected in 2006

Republican incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin also ran unopposed in the GOP Primary Tuesday and received 1,947 complimentary votes. She will have no opponent in the August 4th General Election as she looks toward her second term.

May 4, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Incumbent Republican Sheriff Patrick Ray is on his way to a record setting fifth term in this office.

In the DeKalb County Republican Primary Tuesday, Sheriff Ray defeated challenger Keneth Whitehead 1,698 to 651. Ray carried all twelve precincts and had a majority of the early votes/absentees.

Sheriff Ray, as the Republican nominee, will be re-elected to a new four-year term without opposition in the August 4th General Election. He was first elected in 2006.

May 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Local attorneys Brandon Cox and Tecia Puckett Pryor will meet in the August 4th DeKalb County General Election to determine who succeeds retiring General Sessions Court Judge Bratten Cook, II.

Both Cox and Pryor won their respective party primaries on Tuesday. Cox captured the GOP nomination defeating Mingy Ball 1,521 to 784 while Pryor claimed the Democratic nomination with a 723 to 278 victory over Margie Rigsby Miller.

Cox carried all twelve precincts in the GOP primary and had a majority of the early votes/absentees.

In the Democratic Primary, Pryor carried every precinct except Blue Springs and Keltonburg and she had a majority of the early votes/absentees.

The winner in August will take over from Judge Cook on September 1, who will be completing 24 years on the bench as DeKalb County’s General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge.

The term of office is eight years.

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