Pacific County Sheriff: Garcia Leads Byrd

Early returns show Garcia with about 52 percent of the vote to about 48 percent for challenger Rich Byrd.

Pacific County Sheriff Daniel Garcia is holding on to a lead in his bid for another term. Early returns show Garcia with about 52 percent of the vote to about 48 percent for challenger Rich Byrd. The county auditor's race is a nail-biter, with Dotsi Graves just 106 votes ahead of Nicole Deskins. Jerry Doyle leads for county commissioner, and Jennifer Zorn leads for prosecutor. Pacific County turnout is already 55 percent, and the next count comes out tonight at 7.

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