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Incumbent Mobile County District 2 Court Judge Jay York rode his bench experience to victory on Tuesday, defeating criminal defense attorney Bryan D'Angelo in the District 2 judgeship Republican primary.

Mobile Sheriff Sam Cochran secured the primary election nomination on Tuesday setting him up for a third term in office.

In complete but unofficial results, Greg Albritton was running first with about 33 percent of the vote, and Harry D'Olive was second with 28 percent, both comfortably ahead of the rest of the field.

Barbara Drummond, former Mobile Mayor Sam Jones' top aide, took a step closer to the legislature on Tuesday after voters picked her over Charlie Staten in the state House of Representatives District 103 Democratic primary.

For the second time in two years, voters endorse a referendum that transfers the Prichard water assets to MAWSS.

Incumbent Bob James will face Chris Elliott in a July 15 runoff to see which candidate will claim the Baldwin County Commission District 2 seat.

House District 101 includes the Spring Hill area of Mobile to Deep Creek Lake.

House District 102 covers much of northern and western Mobile County.

Voters returned incumbent Reginald Crenshaw to the Mobile County school board and selected a new member on Tuesday: Robert Edwards Battles Sr.

Mack faced two candidates who were contending for the job: Larry Milstid, who served as a chief deputy in the previous sheriff's administration; and Jeff Dunn, an investigator in the District Attorney's Office.