Commission races close

In the Nov. 5 general election, Mason County Commissioner Randy Neatherlin will face William Harris in his bid for a fourth term, and Tom Beben and Pat Tarzwell will compete for the other seat up for grabs on the three-member commission.

The results of Tuesday’s primary election whittled the three candidates for each seat to two. In the first ballot results for the seat representing District 1, Neatherlin, an independent, had 2,706 votes for 54.81% of the vote and Harris, a Republican, had 1,424 votes for 28.84% of the vote. Republican Ted Jackson was eliminated after receiving 770 votes for 1...