Politics & Government
Incumbents Dominate Oconee County Election Results
Mark Thomas will join Mark Saxon on the Board of Commissioners in January.
Incumbents overwhelmingly defeated challengers in a low turnout election in Oconee County.
Sheriff Scott Berry got just less than 70 percent of the vote.
Incumbent Commissioner Mark Saxon got 72 percent.
Incumbent Board of Education Chairman Tom Odom got 74 percent of the vote, as did incumbent Coroner Ed Carson.
Mark Thomas got 72 percent of the vote in the race against Penny Mills for open Post 1 on the Board of Commissioners.
Sen. Bill Cowsert got 77 percent of the vote in the county.
Turnout was only 29 percent, based on results released Tuesday night. The figures are for all 13 county precincts but have not yet been certified.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Mark Saxon