Jones wins Jones but loses nomination

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Jones County voters made their choices known in last week’s primary runoff with a turnout total close to 20 percent of registered voters.

The primary runoff was needed in several contests because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the May 19 Primary Election. That included the Republican race for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state school superintendent a…