Primary results in

A total 9,643 voters cast ballots in Cherokee County’s primary elections, held Tuesday, March 3. Complete yet unofficial totals for local contested Republican races, as reported by the county’s Elections Department were:

Sheriff

Ben Ellis 692-9.06%

Eric Long 2,283-29.89%

Brent Dickson 3,396-44.46%

Roy Cavazoz Jr. 497-6.51%

J. Rhodes 770 -10.08%

Tax Assessor Collector

Blaine Verhelle 1,433-20.07%

Shonda Potter 3,385-47.42%

D. N. Chancey 2,321-32.51%

Pct. 1 Commissioner

Kelly Traylor 1,242-52.96%

David Jones 1,103-47.04%

Republican Party Chair

J. Jackson 2,558-40.21%

John Earle 3,804-59.79%

See more primary election results in next week’s issue of the Cherokeean Herald.

**Please note the percentage for Johnathan Rhodes was incorrectly printed as 0.08%. The correct percentage is 10.08%. We apologize for any errors on our part.