Wheeler Tax Commissioner Runoff on July 15

Two candidates vying for the post of Wheeler County Tax Commissioner are headed for a runoff. Balloting in a June 17 special election was razor thin between top contenders Whitney Clark Griffin and Curtis Hay.

Neither Griffin nor Hay received 50% of the vote, necessitating a runoff in the tight race. The outcome of the July 15 special election runoff will determine the winner.

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Griffin received 31.20% of the votes (293 votes), and Curtis Hay garnered 32.16% (302 votes), a margin of only nine votes.

Three Republicans sought election to the seat recently vacated by Kim Clark. In addition to Griffin and Hay, Bradley Davis was also in the running and amassed 9.69% of the total ballots cast (91 votes). Marvin Howard, a Democrat, won 26.94% of the total, or 253 votes.

Wheeler County Elections Supervisor Karen Mercer said that 943 ballots were cast in the special election, 28.34% of the county’s registered voters.

Early voting for the election is scheduled July 7-11, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Wheeler County Board of Elections Office, 16 Forest Avenue, Suite 101B, Alamo.

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