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.