Bullock County election results: Winners declared, runoff set

By Felicia Farnsworth

Official results from the May 19 election have determined winners in several Bullock County races, while other contests will advance to runoff elections after no candidate received the required majority of votes.

In the race for Bullock County Commissioner District 2, Curtis E. Pritchett led the field with 879 votes. Joseph “Joe” Jernigan followed with 498 votes, while James “Al” Scott received 441 votes. Eugene Faulk earned 399 votes, and Robert “RC” Huffman finished with 331 votes.

Because no candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters — Curtis E. Pritchett and Joseph “Joe” Jernigan — will face off in a runoff election.

In the Bullock County Sheriff’s race, Roderick “Pickle” Rover received the highest number of votes with 1,382. Danny J. Jackson, Sr. followed with 626 votes, while Ray Scott, Sr. received 382 votes, and Melvin Tyrone Grooms earned 212 votes.

Roderick “Pickle” Rover received enough votes to avoid a runoff and is the unofficial winner of the Bullock County Sheriff’s race.

The race for Bullock County Coroner was closely contested between Belinda Faye Mason Thorpe and Jermaine “Pokey” Watts. Watts received 1,352 votes, while Thorpe earned 1,065 votes.

Jermaine “Pokey” Watts is the unofficial winner of the Bullock County Coroner race.

In the Bullock County Revenue Commissioner race, Berry Forte received 1,350 votes, or 59.45 percent of the vote, while Brittani O’Hara-Grant earned 921 votes, accounting for 40.55 percent. A total of 2,271 votes were cast in the race.

Berry Forte secured enough votes to avoid a runoff and is the unofficial winner of the Bullock County Revenue Commissioner race.

Voters also weighed in on two proposed statewide amendments during the election.

For Proposed Statewide Amendment 1, 1,822 voters, or 71.34 percent, voted “Yes,” while 732 voters, or 28.66 percent, voted “No.” A total of 2,554 votes were cast on the amendment.

For Proposed Statewide Amendment 2, 1,745 voters, or 70.36 percent, voted “Yes,” while 735 voters, or 29.64 percent, voted “No.” A total of 2,480 votes were cast on the amendment.