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Heath Jackson handily won re-election to his position as Sheriff of Escambia County defeating challenger Shaun Golden in Tuesday’s general election.

The final count was reported about 9:21 p.m. with 100 percent of the boxes counted. In the final count, the Sheriff’s race ended as follows:

Incumbent Heath Jackson (R) – 7,458

Challenger Shaun Golden (D) – 2,206

Jackson took 77.06 percent of the votes to Golden’s 22.79 percent of the votes cast in the race.

“We thank the people for giving us another term at the Sheriff’s Office,” Jackson said after being declared the winner in the race. “This journey has had many goals that we wanted to accomplish with the number one goal to be the Sheriff for the people. My staff and I have bent over backwards to let everyone in our count know they have a friend in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Our next four years will be no different. I will continue to put the Sheriff’s Office and the community first and myself second. From the bottom of my heart I love you all like family and I love my staff like family, too. During this election, the staff have been the ones who have suffered by being caught in the middle. One thing I’ve learned is that family doesn’t choose sides. We’ve been together to get the job done. I am your sheriff.”

As Golden waited for returns of the voting results, he said he was thankful to have had the opportunity to run his campaign.

“This was my first time as a challenger,” Golden said. “I have had fun and have gotten to meat a lot of people. I felt I had a lot of support during the campaign. I realized just how big this county is because I walked it. I enjoyed the campaign and am happy for that opportunity.”

Here’s how the county voted in the General Election Tuesday:

Tuesday’s general election showed that Republican candidates had the upper hand when it comes to winning races in Escambia County.

With 9,733 of the county’s 26,798 registered voters casting a ballot, the voter turn-out was 36.32 percent.

State agencies called the races of Governor, U.S. Senate and others early in the state-wide vote counting Tuesday evening.

Here’s how Escambia County voted:

Governor’s Race:

Incumbent Kay Ivey (R) – 7,286

Yolanda Rochelle Flowers (D) – 2,167

James “Jimmy” Blake (Lib) – 220

 

Lieutenant Governor:

Will Ainsworth (R) – 7,278

Ruth Page-Nelson (Lib) – 777

 

U.S. Senator:

Will Boyd (D) – 2247

Katie Britt (R) – 7284

John Sophocleus (Lib) – 116

 

U.S. Representative 1^st Congressional District:

Jerry Carl (R) – 7098

Alexander M. Remrey (Lib) – 737

 

U.S. Representative, 2^nd Congressional District:

Phyllis Harvey-Hall (D) – 91

Barry Moore (R) – 197

Jonathan Realz (Lib) – 3

 

Attorney General:

Wendell Major (D) – 2318

Steve Marshall (R) – 7287

 

Associate Justice of Supreme Court Place 5:

Anita L. Kelley (D) – 2366

Greg Cook (R) – 7213

 

Associate Justice of Supreme Court Place 6:

Kelli Wise (R) – 7508

Write-In 98

 

Secretary of State

Pamela J. Laffitte (D) – 2253

Wes Allen (R) – 7134

Jason “Matt” Shelby (Lib) – 204

 

State Treasurer:

Young Boozer (R) – 7228

Scott Hammond (D) – 774

Write-In 33

 

State Auditor:

Andrew Sorrell (R) – 7263

Leigh Lachine (Lib) – 693

Write-In 36

 

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries:

Rick Pate (R) – 7244

Jason Clark (Lib) – 715

Write-In 31

 

Public Service Commission Place 2:

Chip Beeker (R) – 7190

Laura Lane (Lib) – 750

Write-In 34

 

Circuit Court Judge, 21^st Judicial Circuit Place 2:

Jeffrey Todd Stearns (R) – 7575

Write-In 105

 

State Senator, District 22:

Greg Albritton (R) – 7627

Write-In 95

 

State Representative, District 66:

Alan Baker (R) – 6579

Write-In 81

 

State Representative, District 92:

Steve Hubbard (D) – 310

Matthew Hammet (R) – 989

 

District Attorney, 21^st Judicial Circuit:

Steve Billy (R) – 7646

Write-In 107

 

Escambia County Commission, District 1:

Steven Dickety (R) – 1428

Write-In 23

 

Escambia County Commission, District 3:

Larry W. White (R) – 2101

Write-In 31

 

Escambia County Commission District 5:

Karean L. Reynolds (D) – 800

Write-In 25

 

Escambia County Sheriff

Shaun Golden (D) – 2206

Heath Jackson (R) – 7458

Write-In 14

 

County Board of Education, District 4:

Cindy Jackson (R) – 1637

Write-In 23

 

Escambia County Board of Education, Distict 6:

Sherry Digmon (R) – 1356

Write-In 18

 

On the state-wide amendments Escambia County voters cast their ballot as follows:

On the Constitution of Alabama of 2022: Yes – 5265; No – 2007;

Proposed Amendment 1: Yes – 6356; No – 1531;

Amendment 2: Yes – 5767; No – 1604

Amendment 3: Yes – 6338; No – 1163;

Amendment 4: Yes – 5960; No – 1261;

Amendment 5: Yes – 4735; No -2325;

Amendment 6: Yes – 4344; No – 2567;

Amendment 7: Yes – 5218; No – 1648;

Amendment 8: Yes 0 4088; No – 1706;

Amendment 9: Yes – 3973; No – 1729;

Amendment 10: Yes – 4842; No – 1890.