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Stowe, Powell take Hall commission posts
Newcomer stuns incumbent Bell in Republican primary
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Jeff Stowe hugs his wife, Jennifer, after he won the Hall County Board of Commissioners District 4 race Tuesday. - photo by Tom Reed
Political newcomer Jeff Stowe easily beat incumbent commissioner Ashley Bell by double-digit percentage points in Tuesday's Republican primary to take the District 4 seat on the Hall Board of Commissioners. Meanwhile, Commissioner Billy Powell defeated Eugene Moon, a Hall County businessman and tea party favorite, by a narrow margin to retain his District 2 seat. The District 4 results were surprising.