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CLARKSVILLE Democrat Larry Jones unseated Jimmy Dorney as Johnson County Sheriff in a tight primary race Tuesday, according to unofficial numbers with all 22 precincts reporting.

Jones narrowly defeated Dorney by a vote of 690 to 668.

Herman H. Houston defeated David Graves (421 votes) and James Melson (138 votes) with 792 votes.

Because no Republican candidate entered either of those races, Jones and Houston will avoid the general election in November, and take office on Jan. 1, 2015.

Jill Stumbaugh Tate, with 561 votes, will face Lisa Tipton Venson, with 404 votes, in a June 10 runoff election for Johnson County Assessor. Maurice "Mark" Tumbleson, who garnered 370 votes.

Democrat Pamela Cogan, with 950 votes, was elected Johnson County Coroner over Marshall McClatchey, who received 381 votes.

Other one-party contested races decided Tuesday include:

Democrat Mike Jacobs for Justice of the Peace (J.P.) District 1 over opponents Carol Porter Williams (13 votes) and Greg Phillips (31 votes). Jacobs, who received 76 votes, opted to run for J.P. rather than seek re-election as Johnson County Judge.

Democrat incumbent Gene Raible beat out Teresa Smith 87 to 54 to retain her seat as J.P. District 8.

Democrat Bertha "Bert" Wages defeated Chris Dickerson for J.P. District 11 by a vote of 92 to 45.

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