In Hall County, with 100 percent of precincts reporting: Richard Higgins wins Hall chairman seat in tight race• Steve Gailey: 49.01%√ Richard Higgins: 50.99% Billy Powell earns another term as District 2 Hall commissioner• Eugene Moon: 44.44% √ Billy Powell: 55.56% Jeff Stowe bests challenger in Hall commission District 4 primary • Troy Phillips: 41.91% √ Jeff Stowe: 58.09% Craig Herrington keeps seat on Hall school board• Clay Davis: 42.41% √ Craig Herrington: 57.59% John Breakfield wins state court judge race√ John Breakfield: 59.61%• Michelle Hall: 40.23% In state and regional races: AP: Collins keeps seat in U.S. House District 9• Paul Broun: 21.61%√ Doug Collins: 61.56%• Roger Fitzpatrick: 10.40%• Bernie Fontaine: 3.02% • Mike Scupin: 3.42% State Senate District 50• Roy Benifield: 38.33% • John Wilkinson: 61.67% AP: Isakson easily wins Republican nomination to U.S. SenateRepublicans• Mary Kay Baccalao: 10.18%• Derrick Grayson: 12.13%√ Johnny Isakson: 77.69%Democrats• Jim Barksdale: 51.08%• Cheryl Copeland: 44.03%• John F. Coyne III: 4.89% Public service commissioner• Kellie Pollard Austin: 12.53%• Tim Echols: 69.42%• Michelle Miller: 18.05%
Primary proves tight race for Hall chairman, easy contest for incumbents