Runoff in 2 commission seats, DA's office

By Graham Heath
Posted 6/3/10

BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Former Baldwin County prosecutor Hallie Dixon and attorney David Green are headed for a showdown July 13 in the Baldwin County District Attorney primary election runoff, following incumbent Judy Newcomb’s concession earlier …

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Runoff in 2 commission seats, DA's office

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BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Former Baldwin County prosecutor Hallie Dixon and attorney David Green are headed for a showdown July 13 in the Baldwin County District Attorney primary election runoff, following incumbent Judy Newcomb’s concession earlier this week.

Local runoffs also include the Baldwin County Commission districts 2 and 3 races.

Dixon received 33 percent of the votes for the district attorney slot, followed by David Green with 31 percent.  Newcomb received 30 percent of the votes, while Ken Hitson garnered 7 percent.

The unofficial tally does not include provisional ballots, and results of one Daphne precinct voting machine, according to Probate Judge Tim Russell.

Provisional ballots will be canvassed Wednesday, but the 40 ballots to be reviewed are not enough to change the election outcome.

Candidates must receive 50 percent plus one vote to be declared the clear winner.

Gov. Bob Riley appointed Newcomb to the district attorney’s post in 2006 to fill the unexpired term of retiring District Attorney David Whetstone.

“We ran a positive campaign, of which we can all be proud,” Newcomb said. “The staff of the District Attorney’s Office is a team of professionals and will continue to work diligently on your behalf through the remainder of my term.”

Newcomb became an assistant district attorney in 1991.

Newcomb tapped Dixon in 2007 to become second in command. Dixon left in 2008 to become an assistant state attorney general.

Green’s planks included reducing case backlogs, seeking tougher laws against sexual predators and improving the DA’s relationship with law enforcement. If elected, he also said he plans to re-establish the Environmental Protection Division of the DA’s office.

In the Baldwin County Commission race, Charles F. “Skip” Gruber received 16,189 votes, or 65 percent to defeat Ollie Daw for the District 4 race.

In District 2, David Bishop will be in a runoff with Bob James. Bishop received 12,532 votes, while James captured 10,214. Daniel Dyas received 5,720 votes.

In District 3, also a runoff, Tucker Dorsey led incumbent Wayne Gruenloh by a 10,754 to 10,326 margin. William McDaniel was third with 5,943 votes.

Norman Moore was the clear winner in the Baldwin County School Board District 4 race, easily defeating Gregory Congleton by a 2,222 to 1,247 margin.

Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack handily defeated challenger Orlando Bethel by a 93 percent margin.

Probate Office records indicate 33,775 of the 115,000 registered voters in Baldwin County went to the polls.

To view complete, unofficial results, go to baldwincountyal.gov, click on probate, then elections.