Forsyth voters settled three Republican races for local office Tuesday, electing a new sheriff, county commissioner and coroner. In the closest balloting of the evening, challenger Duane Piper toppled three-term incumbent Sheriff Ted Paxton by 341 votes. Sheriff was among two countywide contests on the ballot, with Mary Beth Pais holding off Harold Bennett to become the next coroner.
Runoff results: Incumbents fall
Challengers topple sheriff, commissioner