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| Republican Black wins Ga. ag commissioner primary |
| 2010-07-23 |
| The past president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council won the Republican primary on Tuesday for state agriculture commissioner, a post held by a Democrat for more than 40 years and responsible for regulating and promoting a $7 billion industry. No Republican secured an outright majority in the GOP primaries for insurance commissioner and the Public Service Commission, meaning the races will be decided in an Aug. 10 runoff election. Meanwhile, the Democratic primary for labor commissioner was too close to call early Wednesday. Unofficial returns showed Republican Gary Black, a beef farmer, winning roughly three-quarters of the primary vote for agriculture commissioner in a race with Darwin Carter, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture official, with 98 percent of precincts reporting. The winner will face former state Sen. J.B. Powell, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The primary for agriculture commissioner was remarkable since it was the first race in four decades not to include the incumbent, 81-year-old Democrat Tommy Irvin, who will step down in January. Irvin is among the longest-serving elected officials in the country and remained a Democrat even as his party lost its dominance across the South to the Republicans. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I thought Tommy Irvin was 100 |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-07-23 08:11 |
| #1 You gotta wonder if his endorsement commercials will ever be even half as awesome as Dale Peterson over in Alabama who was running for Ag Commissioner. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-07-23 02:03 |