Former Chambers County commissioner Debbie Wood has won state House District 38’s Republican primary runoff, beating Todd Rauch by a margin of seven votes.
County officials certified Wood as the victor on Tuesday after all provisional ballots were tallied, seven of which made the difference.
Wood told reporters that she had predicted the exact margin, telling her supporters what exactly it would be.
“I told them walking in here – how many did I say I was going to win by?” Wood said, according to the Opelika-Auburn News. “Seven.”
Rauch took to Facebook to reflect on the loss.
“Sad to see this journey come to end, but we couldn’t be more proud of our efforts, our team, our voters and our volunteers,” he wrote in part. “Thank you, truly, from the bottom of our hearts. This is not the end.”
District 38 is comprised of Chambers and Lee Counties.
Wood faces Democrat Brian McGee in November.
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