Daniel Forrester wins Chancery Court judge nomination

March 13, 2024 by Ben Pounds

This story has been edited to correct the voting percentages in the District 7 Chancery Court judge race. The complete election results are also noted as a link and the bottom of the story.

Daniel Forrester won the Republican nomination for Chancery Court judge in the March 5 primary election, outpolling three others, including the current chancellor, James W. Brooks.

In the Republican race for president, Donald J. Trump won with 75.66% of the vote. Joe Biden won the Democratic side with 93.14% of the vote, He had no opposition.

In the Republican race for District 7 Chancery Court judge, Forrester won with 46.34% of the vote, beating Brooks (31.47%), Evan Hauser (15.71%) and Roger Miller (6.48%) .

On the Republican side:

• Aaron Wells won an uncontested race for County Commission District 6.

• John K. Alley Jr. won uncontested for assessor.

• Dail R. Cantrell won uncontested for School Board District 3.

• Darren Carden won uncontested for School Board District 4.

• Sherri Jarnigan-Beaty won uncontested for School Board District 5.

• Genda J. Langenberg won uncontested for School Board District 8.

On the Democratic side, Ebony Capshaw won an uncontested primary for County Commission District 6, Theresa Evans Venable uncontested for School Board District 5, and David Miller uncontested for School Board District 8.

Complete voting results can be seen by visiting Anderson County Election Commission Results - March 2024