Voters in the District 16 District Attorney race Tuesday seemed to favor Scott Colom over incumbent Forrest Allgood.
Before absentee and affidavit ballots were counted, Colom had 19,310 votes to Allgood’s 17,253 votes.
Absentee ballots will be counted tonight, and affidavits Wednesday.
A full story on the DA race will be published later tonight. Full coverage of Tuesday’s elections will appear in Wednesday’s Dispatch.
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