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NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. Zone 2 City Commisissioner Jack Grasty, far left in this photo taken prior to the election, was the top vote getter in the Tuesday primary with nearly 60 percent of the vote, and as a result, won his second term outright. Adam Barringer, seen here at the Brannon Center polling precinct minutes before the polls closed, won the primary for mayor by 16 votes over first-term incumbent Sally Mackay. Judy Reiker, far right, gets a congratulatory hug from one of her campaign supporters at her post=primary party st Hidden Lakes Golf Course after nearly winning it outright against first-term incumbent Zone 1 City Commissioner Randy Richenberg by more than 300 votes. With Tuesday's primary now history, ythe field of nine candifates has now been reduced to four. Barringer and Mackay and Reiker and Richenberg will square off in the Nov. 3 run-off elections with Grasty returning for a second term.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH Zone 2 incumbent Commissioner Jack Grasty romped to victory in the Tuesday primary to retain his seat while Adam Barringer outpolled Mayor Sally Mackay and Zone 1 Commissioner Randy Richenberg barely staved off elimination by Judy Reiker, the latter two races headed to a November runoff.
Victory was sweet for the soft spoken Grasty who was overwhelmed by the voter support, garnering nearly 60 percent of the vote.
"It's an honor and a privilege to serve New Smyrna Beach in the upcoming years," Grasty said from the the DeLand offices of the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections where the results were announced, showing him as the clear-cut winner of his race and the overall top vote getter in the primary.
FAST FACTS:
Mayor
Adam Barringer 1,805 votes, 44.9%
Sally Mackay 1,89 votes, 44.5%
Marilee Walters 428 votes, 10.6%
Barringer and Mackay face off in November
Zone 1 Commissioner
Judy Reiker 1,881 votes, 48.4%
Randy Richenberg 1,560 votes, 11.5%
Frank Dalton Jr. 445 votes, 11.5%
Reiker and Richenberg face off in November
Zone 2 Commissioner
Jack Grasty 2,181 votes, 59.1%
Palmer Wilson 858 votes, 23.2%
Stephen Sather 654 votes, 17.7%
Grasty wins outright.
Source: Volusia County Board of Elections