Josh Branscum is the new State
Representative-Elect for Russell County and the 83rd district.
Final vote
results were released yesterday in Russell, Clinton and Cumberland counties and
Branscum defeated his opponent, Mark Polston, by just over 1200 votes district
wide.
Here in
Russell County, the race was very close, as Branscum carried his home county by
118 votes. Branscum received 2,007
votes while Polston garnered 1,889 in Russell County. However, in Clinton and Cumberland counties,
Branscum pulled away, winning Clinton county by 826 votes and winning
Cumberland county by 499 votes. Polston
carried Pulaski County by about 230 votes.
Branscum is
unopposed in the November general election and will take office in Frankfort in
early January.