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Cooke, Hemphill in runoff for Justice Court seat

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The race for Lowndes County District 1 Justice Court Judge will

continue as candidates Ron C. Cooke and Chris Hemphill move on to a

Nov. 24 runoff election.

Cooke, a former Justice Court judge, led all five candidates in

Tuesday’s special election with 405 votes (33 percent), followed by

Hemphill, a lawyer filling the late Phillip Robertson’s term on the

bench, with 322 votes (29 percent).

Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office investigator Tony Cooper was a close

third with 322 votes (26 percent). Carolyn Robertson, Phillip

Robertson’s widow, was fourth with 83 votes (seven percent).

Property manager Michael Tate garnered 56 votes (5 percent).

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