Madison, Morgan, Limestone counties favored incumbents in low turnouts

Madison, Morgan, Limestone counties favored incumbents in low turnouts

Both Madison County Commission members on Tuesday’s ballot easily won nominations for new terms, according to unofficial results with all county votes recorded.

District 6 Madison County Commissioner Violet Edwards, a Democrat, turned back former Commissioner Jeshenry Malone in a successful bid for a second term. Complete but unofficial returns showed Edwards with 2,020 votes or 75 percent to Malone’s 675 votes or 25 percent in the race to represent District 6.