Athena Cooper Bradshaw won the race for District Judge in the 40th Judicial District, Division Two, according to unofficial results from Russell, Wayne and Clinton counties.
Bradshaw received a combined 7,991 votes, compared with 3,754 for Tom Simmons—a margin of 4,237 votes.
Bradshaw carried all three counties. Her largest margin came in Russell County, where she received 4,328 votes to Simmons’ 486.
In Wayne County, Bradshaw received 2,234 votes, while Simmons received 2,166—a difference of just 68 votes.
In Clinton County, Bradshaw received 1,429 votes to Simmons’ 1,102.
Across the three-county district, Bradshaw received approximately 68 percent of the vote.