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Adair Election 2006: Fiscal Court has some new faces The New Fiscal Court: 1) Roger Stephens 2) Wid Harris 3) Sammy Baker 4) Perry Reeder 5) Billy Dean Coffey 6) Joe Rogers, and 7) Terry Hadley Adair County's Fiscal Court will see three new faces, with the election of Sammy Baker in the Third Magisterial District, Perry Reeder in the Fourth Magisterial District, and Terry Hadley in the Seventh, And with the new faces comes a new majority. Prior to the election, Democrats held a 5-2 majority. In January, that will reverse. The new faces are all Republicans, all replacing Democrats, giving the new court Republican majority of 5-2. A look at the individual races: Roger Stephens holds on to First District Seat Incumbent Republican Roger Stephens defeated Independent challenger Gene Dale Holmes in Adair County's First Magisterial District. Stephens won the White Oak, Eunice Pellyton, and the absentees, while Gene Dale Holmes won the absentees. Wid Harris overpowers Kelly Hamlett William "Wid" Harris, the Democrat carried both precincts in District 2, E. Columbia and Ozark, and the absentees to defeat Republican Kelly Hamlett. Harris continues as the senior Magistrate on the Court. Republican Sammy Baker will replace Democrat Tony Loy on the 2007 Adair County Fiscal Court. Loy carried S. Columbia/Harmony, but lost Glens Fork/Melson Ridge to Baker. Baker carried the absentee voting by 58-29. Perry Reeder defeats J.M. Shelley in Fourth Magisterial District Republican Perry Reeder defeated first term Democrat J.M. Shelley in the Fourth Magisterial District.Reeder carried all three precincts in the district, as well as the absentees. Billy Dean Coffey wins full term in Fifth District Republican Billy Dean Coffey won a full term in Tuesday's election, defeating Democrat Jeff Hatcher. Coffey was appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to compete the term of Junior Brown, who resigned. Coffey carried the Milltown Precinct and the absentees, but Jeff Hatcher was won in West Columbia. Democrat Joe Rogers was unopposed In the Sixth Magisterial District, Magistrate Joe Rogers had no opposition in either the primary of the general election. He received a vote total of 654 votes. Republican Terry Hadley takes seat Terry Farris holds The Seventh Magisterial District seat went to Republican Terry Hadley. Hadley had majorities in both the district's precincts, North Columbia and Hurt, and carried the absentees. The seat had been held by Democrat Terry Farris, who chose to run for Adair County Judge Executive instead of seeking re-election. The new lineup: Republicans (5): Roger Stephens, Sammy Baker, Perry Reeder, and Billy Dean Coffey. Democrats (2): Wid Harris, Joe Rogers. Thanks to Mike Harris of WHVE-FM, "The Wave," for statistics This story was posted on 2006-11-07 21:56:42
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