Wilkes Defeats Hale In Oconee County Board Of Commissioners Race

Former Oconee County Commissioner W.E. “Bubber” Wilkes unseated incumbent Margaret Hale in the Republican primary runoff for Post 3 on the Board of Commissioners today, with 51.2 percent of the 4,253 votes cast.

Wilkes will have no opposition in November, meaning he will return to the Commission after an absence of 10 years.

Hale has served for 14 years and is the only woman on the Commission.

Oconee County Republicans also favored Jack Kingston over David Perdue in the U.S. Senate runoff, Mike Collins over Jody Hice in the U.S. House District 10 runoff, and Michael Buck over Richard Woods in the runoff for State School Superintendent.

Oconee County Democratic voters preferred Valarie Wilson over Alisha Thomas Morgan in the runoff for that party’s nominee for State School Superintendent.

For more details on the election outcome, go to Oconee County Observations.