Incumbent Bob Tullock soundly defeated newcomer Josh Williams in the Republican race for Jefferson County Council District 7 in the Aug. 4 primary.
No Democrats filed for the seat, so Tullock will run unopposed in the Nov. 3 general election.
According to complete, but unofficial results reported by the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office, Tullock won the race with 2,264 votes (53.79 percent of the total vote) to Williams’ 1,945 votes (46.21 percent).
Tullock, 60, of House Springs is a retired business owner and former flight simulator technician. He has held the District 7 seat for the last four years and was first elected in 2022.
He said he appreciated the confidence of the voters in the Aug. 4 primary.
“Josh and I both ran a clean race; we didn’t do anything negative, and we both ran on the issues and let the voters decide,” Tullock said. “If I ever run a race, this is the type of race that I like to win, where everything is above board and we didn’t attack each other.”
District 7 covers a large western portion of the county, including House Springs, Cedar Hill and Dittmer.
Council members serve four-year terms and receive an annual stipend of approximately $13,929. A council member serves as the representative for residents of one of the county's seven districts. The council serves as the legislative body for the county government, meeting twice monthly to introduce, read, debate and vote on bills and resolutions.
Tullock said he’s answered approximately 350 phone calls over the last four years as District 7 representative and recently sent out more than 6,000 surveys by mail, asking district residents to comment on what they find most important.
“I’m still getting those back,” Tullock said. “Those answers, I’ll compile them up; whatever is clearly the favorite, that is how I’ll vote on the council.”