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Republicans take Jackson Commission

Republicans take Jackson Commission

With all precincts reporting, Republican candidates appear to have secured two more seats in the Jackson county commission, creating a fully Republican board. 

In district three, Republican Jenny Lynn hooper won 8,720 votes (51.18%) to Democrat Cody Lewis’s 8,257 (48.46%).

In district four Republican Michael Jennings won 8,860 votes (52.13%) to Democrat Sally Jennings Hudson’s 8,136 votes (47.87%).

Overall voter turnout was down in the county with 17,616 voters out of 30,547 casting ballots, as opposed to 21,504 out of 29,593 voters casting ballots in 2020. 

All results are considered unofficial until county boards of elections certify their races on Nov. 15.

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