Camels, Donkeys and Candidates, Oh My!

County Mayoral candidate Tim Brown got help from camels and donkeys as he was asking for votes on Saturday.

County Mayoral candidate Tim Brown got help from camels and donkeys as he was asking for votes on Saturday.

Saturday was the last day to early vote for the August 7th state primaries along with county and municipal general elections in Coffee County. Turnout was really strong as 5,668 voters cast their ballots in early voting. 3,510 people chose to vote republican and 1,885 voted democrat. Around 32,000 people are registered to vote in Coffee County.

A supporter of Mayoral candidate Gary Cordell shows her sign to travelers on Hwy 55 on Saturday

A supporter of Mayoral candidate Gary Cordell shows her sign to travelers on Hwy 55 on Saturday

Many candidates and supporters were out in full force on Saturday, the final day of early voting.
Election Day is Thursday (August 7) with polls opening at 8am and close at 7pm.
WMSR “Thunder Radio” (107.9FM, AM 1320 and wmsrradio.com) and WHMT “The Ticket” (105.1FM, AM 740 and theticketradio.com) will broadcast live election results beginning at 7pm Thursday night.