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Republican Incumbent Ritchie Farmer won a second term in office as he manhandled Democrat David Lynn Williams in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture. With ninety – nine percent of the vote counted Farmer was leading with 644,148 to 362,489.

Here are some local figures:

Pike County

Ritchie Farmer (R) 5,871 48.7 %

David Williams (D) 6,183 51.3 %
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Floyd County

Ritchie Farmer (R) 4,288 44.8 %

David Williams (D) 5,281 55.2 %
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Martin County

Ritchie Farmer (R) 1,191 70.2 %

David Williams (D) 506 29.8 %
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Johnson County

Ritchie Farmer (R) 3,403 72.0%

David Williams (D) 1,325 28.0 %
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Letcher County

Ritchie Farmer (R) 2,878 61.3 %

David Williams (D) 1,820 38.7 %