May 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Two term County Mayor Tim Stribling lost his bid for re-election Tuesday in the DeKalb County Democratic Primary.
Mike Foster, the former three term County Mayor, unseated Stribling 581 to 538. Eight years ago, Stribling ousted Foster in the Democratic Primary and narrowly beat him again in a 2018 rematch winning by only seven votes.
As the Democratic nominee, Foster will face Sixth district County Commissioner Matt Adcock in the August 4 County General Election. Adcock won the Republican nomination for County Mayor on Tuesday.
Adcock defeated two opponents, Fifth District County Commissioner Anita Puckett and former County Commissioner Bradley Hendrix. Adcock won with 944 votes to 735 for Puckett and 527 for Hendrix.
In the Democratic Primary, Foster had a majority of the early votes/ absentees and won six of the twelve precincts including Alexandria, Blue Springs, County Complex, Courthouse, Liberty, and Temperance Hall. Stribling carried the remaining six precincts including the Church of Christ Annex, Johnson Chapel, Keltonburg, Rock Castle, Church of God, and Snow Hill.
Adcock had a majority of the early votes/absentees in the Republican Primary and carried nine precincts including Blue Springs, Church of Christ Annex, County Complex, Johnson Chapel, Keltonburg, Liberty, Rock Castle, Smithville Church of God, and Temperance Hall. Adcock and Hendrix tied to carry the Snow Hill precinct. Puckett carried Alexandria and the Courthouse precinct.
Stribling’s term ends August 31.