Incumbents had a good day in the Columbia County Commission races.
District 1 Commissioner Trey Allen beat challenger Lee Benedict and District 3 Commissioner Charles Allen won over Jan “Butch” Holley, with each incumbent getting nearly 70 percent of the vote.
In the District 4 school board race, Roxanne Whitaker won nearly 60 percent of the vote to beat Deborah Fisher and Bobby Ray Strickland. In the District 1 school board race, Carolyn Chase and David Dekle will compete in a runoff Aug. 21.