Primary results (Effingham County totals)
Name, votes, percent
Republicans
Sheriff
Jimmy McDuffie (I) 3,511, 65.84
Rick Gossett 1,822, 34.16
Tax commissioner
Frank Arden 2,041. 40.47
Linda McDaniel 3,002, 59.53
County commission chairman
Dusty Zeigler 4,608, 100
4th District Commissioner
Reggie Loper (I) 895, 100
Coroner
David Exley (I) 4,466, 100
State Senate 4th District
Jack Hill (I) 4,540, 100
State House 157th District
Jon Burns (I) 1,933, 100
State House 159th District
Buddy Carter (I) 2,613, 100
District Attorney
Richard Mallard (I) 3,944, 100
U.S. House, 12th District
Ben Crystal 533, 11.12
Ray McKinney 2,207, 46.06
John Stone 2,052, 42.82
U.S. Senate
Saxby Chambliss (I) 4,542, 100
Democrats
Clerk of Superior Court
Elizabeth Hursey (I) 887, 100
Tax Commissioner
Lisa Wright (I) 890, 100
1st District Commissioner
Bob Brantley 114, 100
U.S. House, 12th District
John Barrow (I) 809, 73.41
Regina Thomas 293, 26.59
U.S. Senate
Dale Cardwell 76, 7.55
Vernon Jones 406, 40.32
Rand Knight 48, 4.77
Josh Lanier 48, 4.77
Jim Martin 429, 42.60