Dunmore, Brown in runoff for Adams County Court judge
Published 1:13 am Wednesday, November 5, 2014
NATCHEZ — In a field of six candidates, a sitting justice court judge and a practicing assistant district attorney took approximately 67 percent of the vote for the Adams County Court bench.
Candidates Patricia Dunmore and Walt Brown will take the election to a runoff Nov. 25.
- Incumbent Adams County Justice Court Judge, Northern District, pulled out of the Aug. 27 runoff on Thursday, saying she plans to retire.
- Adams County Court Judge candidate Walt Brown talks to his wife Lashon Brown while she writes election results during Brown’s watch party on election night Tuesday. Brown is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Patricia Dunmore in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Adams County Court Judge candidate Judge Patricia Dunmore hugs Ted Merrick during her watch party on election night Tuesday. Dunmore is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Walt Brown in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Adams County Court Judge candidate Judge Patricia Dunmore hugs Ricky Gray during her watch party on election night Tuesday. Dunmore is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Walt Brown in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Cruz Biglane, 2, walks around with a sign for Adams County Court Judge candidate Walt Brown during Brown’s watch party on election night Tuesday. Brown is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Patricia Dunmore in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Adams County Court Judge candidate Judge Patricia Dunmore holds her grandson Jase Myles, 2, during her watch party on election night Tuesday. Dunmore is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Walt Brown in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
- Adams County Court Judge candidate Walt Brown talks Shelton Hand about election results during his watch party on election night Tuesday. Brown is heading to a runoff election with fellow candidate Patricia Dunmore in three weeks. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Dunmore received 2,988 votes, or 36.59 percent of the unofficial results. Brown took 2,478 votes, or 30.34 percent.
The county court judge hears some civil and criminal matters and also oversees the youth court system.
The results for other candidates were:
-Lamar Bullen, 937 votes, or 11.47 percent
-Brandi Lewis, 760 votes, or 9.31 percent
-Scott Pintard, 331 votes, or 4.05 percent
-Scott Slover, 671 votes, or 8.22 percent
When asked about the road to Election Day and where she might take her campaign from here, Dunmore said she didn’t want to talk campaign strategy.
“I just want to be the winner in three weeks is all I can tell you,” she said.
Brown said the campaign has given him a chance to appreciate how blessed he is.
“I have been blessed to have a lot of people work with me, especially my wife, daughters and parents,” he said. “I have been blessed to have help from friends, neighbors, people I grew up with and people I have gotten to know through the years. You can’t see everybody by yourself, and they’ve helped me with my campaign.”
Brown said he was happy with Tuesday’s results and looked forward to the next three weeks and the ultimate end result of the campaign.
“I want to extend my congratulations to the entire field of candidates, and I want to thank them for the clean, friendly campaigns they did,” he said. “I wish them all the best.”
The official results will be completed in the coming days as the affidavit and absentee ballots are counted and certified.
Even if all of the nearly 600 absentee and affidavit ballots went to any of the candidates who did not finish in the top two, it would not change the makeup of the runoff.