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6A ♦ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006 FARE From page lA absentee votes, there were 21,096 voters for a turnout BHP -*#|f *jjß . fc^^jjnSSlßWhSr ■■lggr » t --C .< jS|- *■->**& ~ H -jammammmmmmmmmm •IntiriiHl Ray Llgntner Republicans watch results at Tuesday night’s Houston County Republican Party Victory Celebration. PERDUE From page lA for Commissioner of Agriculture; Tommy Irvin, Democrat, for Commissioner of Agriculture, Mike Thurmond. Democrat, for Commissioner of Labor, and Thurbert Baker, Democrat, Attorney General. State Representatives Rep. Larry O’Neal, Republican, District 146, defeated Democratic chal lenger Scott Taylor. At press time, O’Neal had 8,662 votes to Taylor’s 3,711. Rep. Willie Talton, Republican, District 145, defeated Democratic chal lenger Ronald Bass with v i fsyiiii + ipfe*?,,: • tit y H Journal/Ray Lightner Warner Robins City Councilman Steve Smith, Bob Wilbanks and Flint Energy’s Jimmy Autry talk about elec tion night results. gggpr gp A. JlSHKilfran-' |pg ' '. T>v>' ;: '- I \Vdl • , '* > ' A ‘ r " r f'-g. HEgi9*«i ‘- * W. ma-iHimn.. . . Journal Kav Lightner Representative Willie Talton, District 145 and State Senator Cecil Staton talk with fellow Republicans at Tuesday night’s Houston County Republican Party Victory Celebration. |MP^ mt- ENI/Gary Harmon Reece Whitehead waits on his mother Regina to vote Tuesday at Perry Elementary School. of 36.33 percent, according to unofficial results as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. The two late districts were Mall and Feagin Mill. There was a power outage at Feagin Mill 5,458 votes to Bass’ 2,438 at the latest available count. Political newcomer Tony Sellier, Republican, District 136, defeated another new comer, Democrat Beth Congressional Race down to the wire The race for the District 8 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives was too close to call at press time. According to election returns from the office of the Georgia Secretary of State at 11:30 p.m., Incumbent Jim Marshall, Democrat, had lead with a count of 75,309 district-wide to Republican Mac Collins' 72,676, but a number of precincts still had to be reported, and in Houston County, a Republican stronghold, there were still absentee ballots to be added to the total. Collins, at the last count available was leading in Houston County with 10,967 votes to Marshall's 9909. In short, the hard-fought race could go either way by the final count. Middle School and Houston County High School, two polling places today. Flint Energies spokesman Jimmy Autry said the two schools are the only two in the coun- Perera. At press time, Sellier had 67.4 percent of the vote, leading Perera 8,247 to 3,983. 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JaAttes Howard Shepherd Ju*te 4, 1927 - Nmmtttm 8, 1986 Twenty years ago today, our Daddy, our Paio Paw, our best friend was called by our LORD to be with him in Heaven to stay. We all miss him so! Love ahoays and forever, Childrtn: Dianne Shepherd and Tina Shepherd Bartlett; Grandchildren: Mark Allen McClurg, Crystal Cook, Matthew Bartlett and Samantha Bartlett ; Great-Grandchildren: Kaila McClurg, Rhett McClurg, Gavin Cook, Kinley Cook and Ashlyn Cook HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ing out active parent Kathy Brown 53.42 percent to 46.46 percent. Melnick had 1,706 votes to Brown’s 1,483 and 4 write-ins. In uncontested races, Solicitor Genera Rob Tawse, State Court Clerk Carolyn Gann and State Court Judge Bob Richardson, were each re-elected with over 99 per cent. County Commission Chairman Ned Sanders was re-elected with more than 98 percent over the vote, but had 1.01 percent or 169 write-in votes against him. 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