In the Tuesday, March 4 Primary Election, Houston County 5,776 voters cast ballots for candidates in the upcoming November General Election.
The election results include a total of 2,259 voters who took advantage of early voting held Tuesday, Feb. 19 - Friday, Feb. 29. A total of 1,053 Democrats and 1,206 Republicans cast early votes. A total of 2,622 Republicans voted and 3,154 Democrats cast ballots.
According to information provided by Houston County Clerk Bridget Lamb on Wednesday morning, March 5 preliminary results from the Primary Election are as follows:

Democratic Party Candidates

President
John Edwards - 116 votes
Bill Richardson - 13 votes
Joe Bidan - 5 votes
Hillary Clinton - 1,485 votes
Barack Obama - 1,377 votes
Christopher J. Dodd - 22 votes

Tax Assessor/Collector
Danette Millican, incumbent - 2,450 votes

County Attorney
Daphne Session - 2,315 votes

Constable Precinct 1
Jimbo Rains - 936 votes
Harry Jackson - 529 votes

Constable Precinct 2
Bob Luce - 917 votes

Commissioner Precinct 1
Jerry McLeod, incumbent - 308 votes
Russell Kellum - 323 votes

Commissioner Precinct 3
Pat Perry, incumbent - 714 votes
Claude Watson - 340 votes

Democratic Party Chairman
Bill Holcomb - 2,176 votes

Republican Party Candidates

President
Mitt Romney - 26 votes
Alan Keyes - 13 votes
Hugh Cort - 72 votes
Ron Paul - 0 votes
Hoa Tran - 2 votes
Duncan Hunter - 17 votes
Mike Huckabee - 956 votes
Rudy Giuliani - 8 votes
John McCain - 1,407 votes
Uncommitted - 44 votes

Sheriff
Darrel E. Bobbitt, incumbent - 2,193 votes

District Attorney
Donna Gordon Kaspar - 1,450 votes
David E. Cervantes, incumbent - 1,106 votes

County Attorney
James H. "Jim" Ashworth - 1,745 votes

Constable Precinct 1
Billy Jones - 343 votes
Morris E. Luker - 564 votes

Constable Precinct 2
Kenneth "Red" Smith, incumbent - 1,150 votes

Commissioner Precinct 1
Billy Christian - 377 votes
Roger Dickey - 410 votes

Republican Party Chairman
Joni K. Clonts - 1,798 votes
The candidates from each party who prevailed in the Primary Election will face each other in the November General Election.