Miller, Peavy, Bembry Win

By Jacob Bembry
Greene Publishing, Inc.
Lou Miller was re-elected as she defeated Jerri Haynes 64 percent to 36 percent in the race for Madison County School Superintendent. Opie Peavy moves on to the November general election where he will face off against Ben Stewart and Kenny Johnson for Sheriff. Greenville resident Leonard Bembry won the Democratic primary for District 10 representative and will face Republican Don Curtis in the general election.
In the Superintendent’s race, Miller garnered 3,002 votes to 1,684 for Haynes. The incumbent will be seated for a second term.
The Sheriff’s race saw Peavy getting 1,979 votes to 1,306 for Madison Police Chief Rick Davis and 551 for David Paulk, a local businessman and bail bondsman.
Bembry carried the county with 2,622 votes to 1,194 for Monticello mayor Julie Conley in the State House race. Bembry also won the District, getting 60 percent of the vote to 40 percent for Conley.
Madison resident Mike Williams carried the county in the Republican State House primary, getting 487 votes to 193 votes for Don Curtis, but Curtis pulled out the district by 150 votes and will face Bembry in the November general election.
Two County Commission incumbents were defeated in the election.
Justin Hamrick won the District 1 County Commission primary with 277 votes to 250 votes for Alston Kelley. Ricky Henderson, the incumbent, garnered 242 votes.
Hamrick will face Corky Brandies and Ronnie Ragans in the November election.
Renetta Warren Parrish beat incumbent Ronnie L. Moore in the District 3 County Commission primary, getting 384 votes to 325 for Moore.
Roy Ellis maintained his District 5 seat, getting 380 votes. His nearest challenger, Sam McGhee, got 244 votes. Coy Donaldson gathered 162 votes. Upstart newcomer Michael Curtis got 104 votes. Howard James Bennett received 50 votes.
District 4 School Board incumbent Clyde Alexander will face Sandra Edwards-Monlyn in a runoff election. Alexander got 400 votes to Monlyn’s 258 votes. William “Billy” Tolar got 223 votes.
In other races, Skip Jarvis won for State Attorney and Greg Parker won for Circuit Judge.