A quarter of registered voters in Anson turned out for the primary May 4.

Of the 16,430 registered voters in the county, 4,153 cast a ballot.

U.S. Congress, District 8

Rep. Larry Kissell took the first step to defending his seat by securing the Democratic nomination for District 8's seat to the U.S. House of Representatives. He won 2,155 of the 3,468 votes cast in his race against Nancy Shakir.

With nine of the district's 10 counties reporting, Kissell led Shakir with 23,777 votes to her 14,205 votes.

"I've worked hard to do a good job representing the 8th District. I'm pleased to have received such great support tonight," Kissell said in a statement released Tuesday night.

Harold Johnson edged out the rest of the field for the Republican nomination to the U.S. House in Anson County. Johnson garnered 204 of the 508 votes cast. Tim D'Annunzio was a close second with 193 votes. Hal Jordan won 67 votes, Lou Huddleston won 27 votes, Lee Cornelison received 10 votes and Darrell Day collected 7 votes.

With nine of 10 counties reporting in the district, D'Annunzio held a lead over Johnson with 9,408 votes to 8,484 votes.

Sheriff, District Attorney Races

Sheriff Tommy Allen beat his opponent K. Chris Henry handily for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff. Allen received 2,782 of 3,585 votes.

"I think it sends a very strong message that people in the county are satisfied with the hard work we've done," Allen said. He gave credit to the staff and officers in his office and thanked the voters for their confidence.

Sheriff Allen will face Republican challenger Rickey Wallace in November.

District Attorney Michael Parker was edged out by Reece Saunders in his quest for reelection in Anson. Saunders received 1,777 of the 3,499 votes cast.

With all three counties in Parker's district reporting, Saunders led Parker with 7,729 votes to 6,272 votes.

County Commissioner

County Commissioner Claude Spencer defeated primary challenger Robert J. Smith for the District 2 seat with 398 of the 650 votes cast.

County Commissioners Jim Sims and Anna Baucom were running unopposed in their respective districts.

Board of Education

George S. Truman and Marilynn Bennett were the top two vote getters for the Board of Education at-large seat in the Democratic Party. Truman received 1,496 votes and Bennett won 1,363 votes. Scott Forbes was a close third with 1,330 votes while Walter R. Ellerbe received 983 votes. Incumbent District 5 Board of Education member Rob Rollins finished last in the race with 491 votes. He was running for one of the two at-large seats since he has moved out of District 5.

Bobbie J. Little defeated incumbent Jacueline Huntley for the District 2 seat to the Board of Education. Little won 339 of the 638 votes cast.

Incumbent Russell Sikes beat challenger John O. Edwards in the race for District 5's Board of Education seat. Sikes collected 322 of 590 votes.

U.S. Senate

Senator Richard Burr crushed his competition in Anson. Burr received 418 of the 497 votes cast for the Republican nomination to his seat.

Burr also led statewide with 94 of 100 counties reporting. He won 298,097 of the 372,130 votes cast.

Elaine Marshall, running for the Democratic nomination to U.S. Senate, defeated her challengers in Anson with 27.91 percent of the vote. She collected 897 of the 3,214 votes cast. Ken Lewis finished with 20.13 percent of the vote, Cal Cunningham with 17.95 percent, Ann Worthy with 15.93 percent, Marcus Williams with 9.27 percent and Susan Harris with 8.81 percent.

Statewide, Marshall led all comers with 153,360 of the 420,864 votes cast with 94 of the state's 100 precincts reporting.

Court of Appeals

Ann Marie Calabria lost the race for her Court of Appeals seat in Anson. Jane Gray finished with 1,644 of the 3,548 votes cast. Mark E. Klass won 1,101 votes and Calabria received 803 votes.

Steven Walker defeated Rick Elmore for Elmore's Court of Appeals seat in Anson. Walker won 1,564 of the 3,402 votes cast. Elmore finished second with 762 votes, Leto Copeley third with 690 votes and Alton D. Bain last with 386 votes.

The election results will not be certified until the canvass on May 11.